# Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Section 172: General provisions as to construction.


(1) This Part restates and amends the law of copyright, that is, the provisions of the Copyright Act 1956, as amended.
(2) A provision of this Part which corresponds to a provision of the previous law shall not be construed as departing from the previous law merely because of a change of expression.
(3) Decisions under the previous law may be referred to for the purpose of establishing whether a provision of this Part departs from the previous law, or otherwise for establishing the true construction of this Part.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/172 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/section-172
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