Paragraph 3 Use of articles without the licence of the design rights owner

Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the power conferred by section 240(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988^f1 on a government department, or person authorised in writing by a government department, in relation to the use of articles without the licence of the design rights owner for the services of the Crown shall be exercisable for the purposes of a visiting force or headquarters to the extent that it would be exercisable if the visiting force or headquarters were a part of any of the home forces.

Sub-paragraph (1) shall not have effect to authorise the doing of anything in relation to a design right which is for foreign defence purposes or health service purposes within the meaning of section 240(3) and (4) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

In relation to the exercise of the powers conferred by sub-paragraph (1), section 240(5) to (7) and sections 241 to 243 shall have effect with any reference in those provisions to Crown use of a design right being construed as a reference to the use of a design right for the purposes of a visiting force or headquarters.