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Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
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31(1)In section 44 of the Registered Designs Act 1949 (interpretation), subsection (1) is amended as follows.
(2)In the definition of “artistic work" for “the Copyright Act 1956" substitute “Part I of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988".
(3)At the appropriate place insert—
““author” in relation to a design, has the meaning given by section 2(3) and (4);”.
(4)Omit the definition of “copyright".
(5)In the definition of “corresponding design", for the words from “has the same meaning" to the end substitute “, in relation to an artistic work, means a design which if applied to an article would produce something which would be treated for the purposes of Part I of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 as a copy of that work;".
(6)For the definition of “court" substitute—
““the court” shall be construed in accordance with section 27 of this Act;”.
(7)In the definition of “design" for “subsection (3) of section one of this Act" substitute “section 1(1) of this Act".
(8)At the appropriate place insert—
““employee”, “employment” and “employer” refer to employment under a contract of service or of apprenticeship,”.
(9)Omit the definition of “Journal".
(10)In the definition of “prescribed" for “the Board of Trade" substitute “the Secretary of State".
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