Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003;

• “computer terminal” means a terminal on library premises controlled by the deposit library from which a reader is permitted to view relevant material;

• “database right” has the same meaning as in regulation 13 of the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997^f1;

• “IP address” means internet protocol address;

• “permanent collection” means the permanent collection held by a deposit library of non-print work delivered or copied under these Regulations;

• “personal data” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Data Protection Act 1998^f2;

• “publisher” means, in relation to a work to which the Act applies, the person to whom the obligation in section 1(1) of the Act applies in respect of that work;

• “web harvester” means a computer program which is used to search the internet in order to request delivery of on line work on behalf of a deposit library;

a reference to “in writing” includes text which is—

a reference to a deposit library (whether or not to a specific deposit library) includes a person acting on behalf of the deposit library.