Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48)

Part I Copyright

Chapter IX Qualification for and Extent of Copyright Protection

Supplementary

162 British ships, aircraft and hovercraft

(1) This Part applies to things done on a British ship, aircraft or hovercraft as it applies to things done in the United Kingdom.

(2) In this section—

• “British ship” means a ship which is a British ship for the purposes of the Merchant Shipping Acts (see section 2 of the [1988 c. 12.] Merchant Shipping Act 1988) otherwise than by virtue of registration in a country outside the United Kingdom; and

• “British aircraft” and “British hovercraft” mean an aircraft or hovercraft registered in the United Kingdom.