{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/intellectual-property-act-2014/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/intellectual-property-act-2014/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/18",
  "legislation_title": "Intellectual Property Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/intellectual-property-act-2014",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Infringement: exceptions",
  "text": "After section 244 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (but before the following cross-heading) insert—\n“Miscellaneous\nException for private acts, experiments and teaching\n244A Design right is not infringed by—\n(a) an act which is done privately and for purposes which are not commercial;\n(b) an act which is done for experimental purposes; or\n(c) an act of reproduction for teaching purposes or for the purpose of making citations provided that—\n(i) the act of reproduction is compatible with fair trade practice and does not unduly prejudice the normal exploitation of the design, and\n(ii) mention is made of the source.\nException for overseas ships and aircraft\n244B Design right is not infringed by—\n(a) the use of equipment on ships or aircraft which are registered in another country but which are temporarily in the United Kingdom;\n(b) the importation into the United Kingdom of spare parts or accessories for the purpose of repairing such ships or aircraft; or\n(c) the carrying out of repairs on such ships or aircraft.”",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 4 in force at 1.10.2014 by S.I. 2014/2330, art. 3, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/18/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:07:38.523116+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."
}