Saving provisions – articles made in, or imported into, the United Kingdom5
The following acts done on or after the commencement date but before the depletion date do not constitute an infringement of copyright in an artistic work if before the commencement date those acts would not, by virtue of section 52 of the 1988 Act, have constituted an infringement of copyright—
a
the issue of a relevant copy to the public;
b
the renting or lending of a relevant copy to the public; or
c
the communication to the public of the artistic work in connection with anything done in reliance on paragraphs (a) or (b).