{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/schedule-3/paragraph-31",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/schedule-3/paragraph-31.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1988/48",
  "legislation_title": "Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/31",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "31",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In section 44 of the Registered Designs Act 1949 (interpretation), subsection (1) is amended as follows.\n(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(3) At the appropriate place insert—\n““author” in relation to a design, has the meaning given by section 2(3) and (4);”.\n(4) Omit the definition of “copyright”.\n(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(6) For the definition of “court” substitute—\n““the court” shall be construed in accordance with section 27 of this Act;”.\n(7) In the definition of “design” for “subsection (3) of section one of this Act” substitute “ section 1(1) of this Act ”.\n(8) At the appropriate place insert—\n““employee”, “employment” and “employer” refer to employment under a contract of service or of apprenticeship,”.\n(9) Omit the definition of “Journal”.\n(10) In the definition of “prescribed” for “the Board of Trade” substitute “ the Secretary of State ”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 3 para. 31(2)(5) repealed (9.12.2001) by S.I. 2001/3949, reg. 9(2), Sch. 2 (with transitional provisions in regs. 10-14)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "repealed",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2007/15",
      "affecting_title": "Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/schedule/3/paragraph/31",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:47:40.311838+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}