Supplying copies of published literary, dramatic or musical works or articles between libraries and archives
234.—(1)  This section applies if —
(a)a copy is made of —
(i)a published literary, dramatic or musical work; or
(ii)an article in a periodical publication;
(b)the copy is made or caused to be made —
(i)by an authorised officer of library X; and
(ii)on a written request by or on behalf of an authorised officer of library Y (which may be within or outside Singapore);
(c)the copy is requested for the purpose of —
(i)including the copy in the collection of library Y, but not as a substitute for subscribing to or buying the work or periodical publication; or
(ii)supplying the copy to a person who has requested the copy in accordance with section 226;
(d)the copy is notated according to section 301;
(e)the copy is supplied to the authorised officer of library Y and to no other person;
(f)any fee for making and supplying the copy does not exceed the cost of making and supplying the copy plus a reasonable contribution to the general expenses of library X; and
(g)no prescribed exclusion applies.
(2)  Where this section applies —
(a)no action may be brought against library X or any of its officers or employees for any infringement of copyright constituted by the making and supply of the copy;
(b)the copy is deemed for all purposes of this Act to have been made by an authorised officer of library Y (and not library X) for the purposes for which it is requested; and
(c)the making of the copy by an authorised officer of library Y (as deemed by paragraph (b)) is a permitted use if, as soon as practicable after the request in subsection (1)(b)(ii) is made, an authorised officer of library Y makes a declaration stating —
(i)the particulars of the request, including the purpose for requesting the copy;
(ii)if the copy is requested for inclusion in the collection of library Y and a similar copy has previously been made and supplied under this section — that the previous copy is lost, destroyed or damaged; and
(iii)if the copy requested for is a copy of the whole of an authorial work (other than an article in a periodical publication) or a portion of the work that exceeds a reasonable portion —
(A)that the copy is made and supplied as part of an inter‑library arrangement; and
(B)that the arrangement does not have the effect or the purpose of enabling participating libraries to systematically copy and supply copies of authorial works, and thereby obtain copies of authorial works without having to subscribe to or buy the authorial works.
(3)  In this section —
(a)“library” means a non‑profit library, and includes a non‑profit archive; and
(b)a reference to a literary, dramatic or musical work (including an article in a periodical publication) includes a reference to an explanatory or illustrative artistic work accompanying the literary, dramatic or musical work (or the article).