Ceylon Independence Act 1947

10 If the Parliament of Ceylon repeals or amends the [1 & 2 Geo. 5 c. 46.] Copyright Act, 1911, as it forms part of the law of Ceylon, then—

(a) except by virtue of sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph, that Act shall no longer apply in relation to Ceylon as a part of His Majesty's dominions to which the Act extends, so, however, that this provision shall not prejudicially affect any legal rights existing at the time of the repeal or amendment ;

(b) Ceylon shall be included in the expression " self-governing dominion " for the purposes of subsection (2) of section twenty-five and subsection (3) of section twenty-six of that Act (which relate to reciprocity with self-governing dominions having their own copyright law), and the said subsection (2) shall have effect in relation to Ceylon as if that Act, so far as it remains part of the law of Ceylon, had been passed by the Parliament thereof.