Copying by institution aiding persons with intellectual disabilities — authorial works
217.—(1)  If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of an authorial work.
(2)  The conditions are —
(a)the work has been published;
(b)the copy is made by or on behalf of a body (X) administering an institution aiding persons with intellectual disabilities;
(c)the copy is made for the sole purpose of aiding persons with intellectual disabilities (whether the aid is provided by the institution or not);
(d)before the copy is made, X (or a person acting on behalf of X) —
(i)makes a reasonable investigation; and
(ii)is satisfied that there is no new copy of the work that —
(A)has been separately published;
(B)is in a form that is suitable for aiding persons with intellectual disabilities; and
(C)could be obtained within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price;
(e)the copy is notated according to section 301; and
(f)as soon as practicable after the copy is made, the prescribed record is made by or on behalf of X.
(3)  X must pay equitable remuneration to the copyright owner if the latter makes a written request within the prescribed time after the copy is made.
(4)  The amount of equitable remuneration is to be —
(a)agreed between X and the copyright owner; or
(b)in default of agreement, decided by a Copyright Tribunal.
(5)  In this section, “new copy” means a copy that is not secondhand.