Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

245 Power to provide for further exceptions.U.K.

(1)The Secretary of State may if it appears to him necessary in order to—

(a)comply with an international obligation of the United Kingdom, or

(b)secure or maintain reciprocal protection for British designs in other countries,

by order provide that acts of a description specified in the order do not infringe design right.

(2)An order may make different provision for different descriptions of design or article.

(3)An order shall be made by statutory instrument and no order shall be made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.