This Statutory Instrument has been printed to correct an error in S.I. 2013/1782 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
Statutory Instruments
Copyright
Rights In Performances
Made
26th February 2014
Laid before Parliament
28th February 2014
Coming into force
6th April 2014
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated(1) for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(2) in relation to measures relating to copyright and rights in performances, in exercise of powers conferred by that section and section 78 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013(3) makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright and Duration of Rights in Performances (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 6th April 2014.
2. In section 191HA(1) of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988(4), after “a performer has” insert “by an agreement”.
Younger of Leckie
Parliamentary Under Secretary for Business, Innovation and Skills
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
26th February 2014
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the provisions of section 191HA of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act to render it clear that the references to “the agreement” in section 191HA(2), (3) and (4) are to an agreement pursuant to which a performer has assigned certain rights as described in section 191HA(1).
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
An Explanatory Memorandum is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk.
Section 191HA was inserted into the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c.48) by the Copyright and Duration of Rights in Performances Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1782), regs 3 and 9.