Duty to deposit

Deposit of publications
1
1
A person who publishes in the United Kingdom a work to which this Act applies must at his own expense deliver a copy of it to an address specified (generally or in a particular case) by any deposit library entitled to delivery under this section.
2
If a deposit library other than the authority controlling the Library of Trinity College, Dublin has not specified an address, the copy is to be delivered to the library.
3
In the case of a work published in print, this Act applies to—
a
a book (including a pamphlet, magazine or newspaper),
b
a sheet of letterpress or music,
c
a map, plan, chart or table, and
d
a part of any such work;
but that is subject to any prescribed exception.
4
In the case of a work published in a medium other than print, this Act applies to a work of a prescribed description.
5
A prescribed description may not include works consisting only of—
a
a sound recording or film or both, or
b
such material and other material which is merely incidental to it.
6
Subject to section 6(2)(h), the obligation under subsection (1) is to deliver a copy of the work in the medium in which it is published.
7
In this section, “address” means an address in the United Kingdom or an electronic address.
S. 1 partly in force; s. 1 in force at Royal Assent so far as confers power to make regulations, see s. 16(1)
S. 1 in force at 1.2.2004 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2004/130, art. 2