Copyright Bill - Singapore Statutes Online

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Published in Bills Supplement
on 04 Apr 1986

Bill No. 8/1986

Read the first time on 25th March 1986.

An Act to make new provision in respect of copyright and related matters, and to repeal the United Kingdom Copyright Act 1911, the Copyright Act (Chapter 187 of the Revised Edition) and the Copyright (Gramophone Records and Government Broadcasting) Act (Chapter 188 of the Revised Edition) and to make a consequential amendment to the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Act 1979 (No. 33 of 1979); and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

Be it enacted by the President with the advice and consent of the Parliament of Singapore, as follows:

PART I

PRELIMINARY

Short title and commencement

1.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Copyright Act 1986 and shall come into operation on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint.

(2) The Minister may appoint different dates for the coming into operation of the different provisions of this Act.

Application

2. This Act shall apply in relation to works made before the date of commencement of this Act as it applies to works made after that date.

Application to the Government

3. Subject to Part X, this Act shall bind the Government but nothing in this Act shall render the Government liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

4. Subject to the provisions of this Act, no copyright shall subsist otherwise than by virtue of this Act.

Savings of rights of the Government, etc.

5. Nothing in this Act shall affect any right or privilege of the Government or any other person under any other written law, except insofar as that law is expressly repealed, amended or modified by this Act.

Operation of other laws

6.—(1) Nothing in this Act shall affect the right of the Government or any person deriving title from the Government to sell, use or otherwise deal with articles forfeited under any written law, including any article so forfeited by virtue of this Act or of any written law repealed by this Act.

(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect the operation of the law relating to breaches of trust or confidence.

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