Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

Recordings for purposes of supervision and control of broadcasts and cable programmesU.K.

17(1)The rights conferred by Part II are not infringed by the making or use by the British Broadcasting Corporation, for the purpose of maintaining supervision and control over programmes broadcast by them, of recordings of those programmes.

[F1(2)The rights conferred by Part II are not infringed by anything done in pursuance of—

(a)section 11(1), 95(1), 145(4), (5) or (7), 155(3) or 167(1) of the Broadcasting Act 1990;

(b)a condition which by virtue of section 11(2) or 95(2) of that Act, is included in a licence granted under Part I or III of that Act; or

(c)a direction given under section 109(2) of that Act (power of Radio Authority to require production of recordings etc.).

(3)The rights conferred by Part II are not infringed by—

(a)the use by the Independent Television Commission or the Radio Authority, in connection with the performance of any of their functions under the Broadcasting Act 1900, of any recording, script or transcript which is provided to them under or by virtue of any provision of that Act; or

(b)the use by the Broadcasting Complaints Commission or the Broadcasting Standards Council, in connection with any complaint made to them under that Act, of any recording or transcript requested or required to be provided to them, and so provided, under section 145(4) or (7) or section 155(3) of that Act.]