978-
-A.D. 1886.
Repeal of Acts.
THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH OCTOBER, 1886.
The expressions "performed" and "performance" and similar words include representation and similar words.
The expression "produced" means, as the case requires, published or made, or, performed or represented, and the expression " production" is to be construed accordingly. The expression "book published in numbers" includes any review, magazine, periodical work, work published in a series of books or parts, transactions of a society or body, and other books of which different volumes or parts are published at different times.
The expression "treaty" includes any convention or arrangement.
The expression "British possession " includes any part of Her Majesty's dominions exclusive of the United Kingdom; and where parts of such dominions are under both a central and a local legislature, all parts under one central legislature are for the purposes of this definition deemed to be one British possession.
12. The Acts specified in the Third Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed as from the passing of this Act to the extent in the third column of that schedule mentioned:
Provided as follows:
(a.) Where an Order in Council has been made before the passing of this Act under the said Acts as respects any foreign country the enactments bereby repealed shall continue in full force as respects that country until the said Order is revoked.
(b.) The said repeal and revocation shall not prejudice any rights acquired previ- ously to such repeal or revocation, and such rights shall continue and may be enforced in like manner as if the said repeal or revocation had not been enacted or made.
FIRST SCHEDULE.
INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT ACTS.
PART I.
Session and Chapter.
7 & 8 Vict. c. 12,.
15 & 16 Vict. c. 12,
38 & 39 Vict. c. 12,.....
Title.
Au Act to amend the law relating to Interna-
tional Copyright.
An Act to enable Her Majesty to carry into effect a convention with France on the subject of copyright, to extend and explain the International Copyright Acts, and to explain the Acts relating to copyright in engravings.
An Act to amend the law relating to Interna-
tional Copyright.
Short Title.
The International Copy-
right Act, 1844. The International Copy-
right Act, 1852.
The International Copy.
right Act, 1875.
PART II.
Session and Chapter.
25 & 26 Vict. c. 68,..
Title.
An Act for amending the law relating to copyright in works of the fine arts, and for repressing the commission of fraud in the production and sale of such works.
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Enactment referred to.
Section twelve.
Session and Chapter.
8 Geo. 2. c. 13
SECOND SCHEDULE.
COPYRIGHT ACTS.
Title.
Short Title.
An Act for the encouragement of the arts of designing, engraving, and etching, histori- cal, and other prints by vesting the proper- ties thereof in the inventors and engravers during the time therein-mentioned.
The Engraving Copyright
Act, 1734.