Statutory Instrument 1997 No. 3032
The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 - continued

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Whereas a draft of the following Regulations has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

     Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, being a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972[1] in relation to measures relating to copyright[2] and measures relating to the prevention of unauthorised extraction of the contents of a database and of unauthorised re-utilisation of those contents[3], in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) and (4) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations: - 



PART I

INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

Citation, commencement and extent
     1.  - (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997.

    (2) These Regulations come into force on 1st January 1998.

    (3) These Regulations extend to the whole of the United Kingdom.

Implementation of Directive
     2.  - (1) These Regulations make provision for the purpose of implementing - 

    (2) In this Regulation "the EEA Agreement" means the Agreement on the European Economic Area signed at Oporto on 2nd May 1992[5], as adjusted by the Protocol signed at Brussels on 17th March 1993[6].

Interpretation
     3. In these Regulations "the 1988 Act" means the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988[7].

Scheme of the Regulations
     4.  - (1) The 1988 Act is amended in accordance with the provisions of Part II of these Regulations, subject to the savings and transitional provisions in Part IV of these Regulations.

    (2) Part III of these Regulations has effect subject to those savings and transitional provisions.

Notes:

 [1] 1972 c.68; by virtue of the amendment of section 1(2) of that Act by section 1 of the European Economic Area Act 1993 (c.51) regulations may be made under section 2(2) to implement obligations of the United Kingdom arising under the EEA Agreement.back

[2] S.I. 1993/595.back

[3] S.I. 1996/3155.back

[4] O.J. No. L77, 27.3.96 p.20.back

[5] Cm 2073.back

[6] Cm 2183.back

[7] 1988 c.48.back

 
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