Preservation and replacement — copying material in public collections
232.—(1)  If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of any of the following material:
(a)an authorial work;
(b)a sound recording;
(c)a film;
(d)a recording of a protected performance.
(2)  The conditions are —
(a)the material was or is part of a public collection;
(b)the copy is made by or on behalf of the custodian of the public collection;
(c)the copy is —
(i)made to preserve the material against loss, deterioration or damage;
(ii)made in a different format from the format in which the material is embodied, to preserve the material against the obsolescence of the latter format;
(iii)made to replace the material because of loss, deterioration or damage; or
(iv)made for some other purpose;
(d)if the copy is made under paragraph (c)(i) or (ii) — the copy is not made accessible to the public, except to replace a copy of the material that was previously accessible to the public;
(e)if the copy is made under paragraph (c)(i), (ii) or (iii) — before the copy is made, an authorised officer of the public collection —
(i)makes a reasonable investigation; and
(ii)declares that he or she is satisfied that a new copy of the material (or, in the case of paragraph (c)(ii), a new copy of the material in the different format) could not be obtained within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price;
(f)if the copy is made under paragraph (c)(iv) — the copy is the sole copy made under this section; and
(g)the copy is notated according to section 301.