PART IIIDATABASE RIGHT
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1
Database right does not subsist in a database unless, at the material time, its maker, or if it was made jointly, one or more of its makers, was—
a
b
c
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an individual who was habitually resident within the Isle of Man,
e
a body which was incorporated under the law of the Isle of Man and which, at that time, satisfied one of the conditions in paragraph (2A), or
f
a partnership or other unincorporated body which was formed under the law of the Isle of Man and which, at that time, satisfied the condition in paragraph (2A)(a).
2
The conditions mentioned in paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) are—
a
that the body has its central administration or principal place of business within F9the United Kingdom, or
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The conditions mentioned in paragraphs (1)(e) and (f) are—
a
that the body has its central administration or principal place of business within the Isle of Man, or
b
that the body has its registered office within the Isle of Man and the body’s operations are linked on an ongoing basis with the economy of the Isle of Man.
3
Paragraph (1) does not apply in any case falling within Regulation 14(4).
4
In this Regulation—
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b
“the material time” means the time when the database was made, or if the making extended over a period, a substantial part of that period.