STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1985 No. 1777
COPYRIGHT
The Copyright (Taiwan) Order 1985
Made
18th November 1985
Laid before Parliament
26th November 1985
Coming into Operation
17th December 1985
ANNEX
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 18th day of November 1985.
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
Whereas Her Majesty is satisfied that, in respect of the matters provided for in this Order, provision has been made under the laws of the territory of Taiwan whereby adequate protection will be given to owners of copyright under the Copyright Act 1956(a):
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, and by virtue of the authority conferred on Her by sections 32 and 47 of the said Act, is pleased to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Copyright (Taiwan) Order 1985 and shall come into operation on 17th December 1985.
(2) In this Order -
"the Act" means the Copyright Act 1956; and "material time" means
(i) in relation to an unpublished work or subject matter, the time at
which such work or subject matter was made, or, if the making thereof extended over a period, a substantial part of that period; and
(ii) in relation to a published work or subject matter, the time of first
publication.
2. Subject to the following provisions of this Order, the provisions of Parts I and II of the Act (except sections 14 and 14A)(b) and all of the other provisions of the Act relevant to those Parts shall in the case of the territory of Taiwan apply-
(a) in relation to literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, sound recordings, cinematograph films or published editions first published in that territory as they apply to such works, recordings, films or editions first published in the United Kingdom;
(a) 1956 c.74.
(b) Section 14A was added by section 22 of the Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984(c.46).