{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/section-227",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/copyright-designs-and-patents-act-1988/section-227.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": "section/227",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "227",
  "heading": "Secondary infringement: importing or dealing with infringing article.",
  "text": "(1) Design right is infringed by a person who, without the licence of the design right owner—\n(a) imports into the United Kingdom for commercial purposes, or\n(b) has in his possession for commercial purposes, or\n(c) sells, lets for hire, or offers or exposes for sale or hire, in the course of a business,\nan article which is, and which he knows or has reason to believe is, an infringing article.\n(2) This section has effect subject to the provisions of Chapter III (exceptions to rights of design right owner).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/227",
    "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."
}