Search Legislation

The Copyright (Cayman Islands) Order 1965

 Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)

More Resources

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. The electronic version of this UK Statutory Instrument has been contributed by Westlaw and is taken from the printed publication. Read more

3.  The provisions mentioned in the first column in the following table shall be modified in the manner specified in the second column.

ProvisionModification
Section 8

For subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following:—

(3) If at any time the Board of Trade by order made under this section in its operation in the law of the United Kingdom prescribe either generally or in relation to any one or more classes of records any different rate of, or minimum amount of, royalty the provisions of this section shall be construed subject to the provisions of any such order as is for the time being in force.;

in subsection (4)(a), all the words after the first reference to works shall be omitted.

Section 13

For subsection (3) there shall be substituted the following:—

(3) Copyright subsisting in a cinematograph film by virtue of this section shall continue to subsist until the film is published and thereafter until the end of the period of fifty years from the end of the calendar year which includes the date of its first publication and shall then expire, or, if copyright subsists in the film by virtue only of the last preceding subsection, it shall continue to subsist as from the date of first publication until the end of the period of fifty years from the end of the calendar year which includes that date and shall then expire.;

in subsection (8), for “any such film as is mentioned in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 38 of the Films Act 1960 (which relates to newsreels)” there shall be substituted “any film consisting wholly or mainly of photographs which, at the time they were taken, were means of communicating news”; subsection (11) shall be omitted.

Section 17

There shall be inserted, after subsection (4), the following subsection:—

(4A) No action in respect of an infringement of copyright shall be commenced after the expiration of a period of six years from the date at which the right of action accrued.;

subsection (6) shall be omitted.

Section 18

In subsection (1) for the proviso there shall be substituted the following:—

Provided that where a cause of action in respect of the conversion or detention by any person of any such copy or plate has accrued under this subsection to the owner of the copyright, and notwithstanding that before he recovers possession of such copy or plate, a further conversion or detention takes place, the owner of the copyright shall not be entitled to any rights or remedies under this subsection in respect of anything done in relation to that copy or plate after the expiration of six years from the accrual of the cause of action in respect of the original conversion or detention.;

subsection (4) shall be omitted.

Section 21

For subsection (10) there shall be substituted the following:—

(10) An appeal shall lie to Grand Court from any order made under the last preceding subsection by a subordinate court..

Section 22

In subsection (1), for “the Commissioners of Customs and Excise (in this section referred to as “the Commissioners”)” there shall be substituted “the Collector of Customs” and, subject to the modification to subsection (4) hereinafter mentioned, for subsequent references to the said Commissioners there shall be substituted references to the said Collector;

in subsection (4), for “the Commissioners” where those words first occur there shall be substituted “the Administrator in Council” and for “the Commissioners consider” there shall be substituted “the Administrator in Council considers”;

for subsection (6) there shall be substituted the following:—

(6) Any fees paid in pursuance of regulations made under this section shall be treated as monies collected on account of the general revenue.;

in subsection (7), for the references to the Customs and Excise Act 1952 there shall be substituted references to the Customs Consolidation Law of the Cayman Islands, as amended.

Section 31

Subsections (1) and (2) shall be omitted;

in subsection (4), for “United Kingdom” there shall be substituted “Cayman Islands” and for “in a country” there shall be substituted “in the United Kingdom or in any country other than the Cayman Islands”.

Section 33

For subsection (1) there shall be substituted the following:—

(1) An organisation to which this section applies is one declared to be such by an Order in Council made under this section as part of the law of the United Kingdom which has been extended, in relation to that organisation, to the Cayman Islands..

Section 37Subsection (4) shall be omitted.
Section 39In subsection (8), for “section 3 of the Crown Proceedings Act, 1947” there shall be substituted “section 4 of the Crown Proceedings Law 1965”.
Section 40

Subsection (3) shall be omitted;

in subsection (4), for “either of the two last preceding subsections” there shall be substituted “the last preceding subsection” and “or the programme to be transmitted, as the case may be” shall be omitted; in subsection (5), the reference to a work shall be omitted.

Section 41In subsection (7), for the definition of “school” there shall be substituted ““schoolhas the same meaning as in the Education Law;.
Section 46

Subsection (1) shall be omitted;

in subsection (2), “(including any enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland)” shall be omitted.

Section 47

The whole section except subsection (4) shall be omitted;

in subsection (4), “or rules” shall be omitted.

Section 50

For subsection (2) there shall be substituted the following:—

(2) Subject to the said transitional provisions the Copyright Act 1911 and the Copyright Order Confirmation (Mechanical Instruments: Royalties) Act 1928 are hereby repealed..

Section 51

For subsection (2) there shall be substituted the following:—

(2) (a) Any provision of this Act empowering the Administrator in Council to make regulations shall come into operation on the commencement of the Order in Council extending that provision to the Cayman Islands.

(b)All the other provisions of this Act shall come into operation on 4th June 1966..

Schedule 7In paragraph 8, sub-paragraph (1) shall be omitted; in sub-paragraph (2), for “of section 10” there shall be substituted the word “thereof”; paragraphs 25, 26, 40 and 41 shall be omitted.

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources