1

If—

a

an authorised body has lawful access to the whole or part of a work which has been published or otherwise made available, and

b

the body complies with sub-paragraph (1A),

the body may, without infringing the rights conferred by this Chapter, make, communicate, make available, distribute or lend accessible copies of the work on a non-profit basis for the personal use of disabled persons in the United Kingdom or another member State of the European Union.

1A

An authorised body complies with this sub-paragraph if it—

a

distributes, communicates, makes available or lends accessible copies only to disabled persons or other authorised bodies,

b

takes appropriate steps to discourage the unauthorised reproduction, distribution, communication to the public or making available to the public of accessible copies,

c

demonstrates due care in, and maintains records of, its handling of works and accessible copies, and

d

publishes and updates, on its website if appropriate, or through other online or offline channels, information on how it complies with the obligations in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).

11

In this paragraph “dealt with” means sold or let for hire or offered or exposed for sale or hire.