631090-1899-Circular-Despatch-International-Copyright-extended-to-Japan — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TH NOVEMBER, 1899. 1721

AT THE COURT AT OSBORNE HOUSE, ISLE OF WIGHT,

The 8th day of August, 1899.

PRESENT,

THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

LORD CHANCELLOR

LORD PRESIDENT

LORD JAMES OF HEREFORD

SIR FLEETWOOD EDWARDS.

HEREAS on the 9th day of September, 1886, a Convention (here-inafter called the Berne Convention) with respect to the protection to be given by way of copyright to the authors of literary and artistic works was concluded between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the foreign countries following, that is to say:-Belgium, Hayti, Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Tunis:

And whereas on the 5th day of September, 1887, the ratifications of the said Convention were duly exchanged between Her Majesty the Queen and the aforesaid countries:

And whereas by an Order in Council dated the 28th day of November, 1887, and made under the authority committed to Her Majesty by the International Copyright Acts, 1844 to 1886, Her Majesty was pleased to make provision for giving rights of copyright throughout Her Majesty's dominions to the authors of literary and artistic works first produced in any of the said foreign countries (therein referred to as the foreign countries of the Copyright Union), and otherwise giving effect throughout Her Majesty's dominions to the terms of the said Berne Convention, and an English translation of the said Convention was set out in the First Schedule to the Order in Council now in recital:

And whereas since the date of the said Order in Council herein-before recited, the foreign countries following, namely, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro, and Norway, have acceded to the said Berne Convention, and by Orders in Council, dated respectively the 10th day of August, 1888, the 15th day of October, 1889, the 16th day of May, 1893, and the 1st day of August, 1896, and made under the authority aforesaid, the provisions of the herein-before recited Order in Council of the 28th day of November, 1887, have been extended to the last-mentioned foreign countries respectively, and the last-mentioned foreign countries, together with the foreign countries comprised in the said Order in Council of the 28th day of November, 1887, now constitute the foreign countries of the Copyright Union within the meaning of the said Order in Council :

And whereas an Additional Act to the said Berne Convention was agreed upon between Her Majesty and the following foreign countries for the purpose of varying the provisions of the said Berne Convention, namely:-Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Spain, Monaco, Tunis, France, Montenegro, and the ratifications of the said Additional Act were, on the 9th day of September, 1897, exchanged between Her Majesty and the said foreign countries:

And whereas by an Order in Council dated the 7th day of March, 1898, and made under the authority aforesaid, Her Majesty was pleased to make provision for varying the herein-before recited Order in Council of the 28th day of November, 1887, and otherwise giving effect to the said Additional Act throughout Her Majesty's dominions, so far as regards the foreign countries herein-before named as parties to the said Additional Act, and an English translation of the said Additional Act is set forth in the schedule to the Order in Council now in recital :

And whereas the Republic of Hayti having duly acceded to the said Additional Act, the said Order in Council of the 7th day of March, 1898, was, by Order in Council of the 19th day of May, 1898, extended to the said Republic:

And whereas it has been intimated to Her Majesty's Government that the Government of the Empire of Japan have notified the accession of that country to the said Berne Convention and Additional Act, to take effect from the 15th day of July 1899:

And whereas Her Majesty in Council is satisfied that the said Empire of Japan has made such provisions as it appears to Her Majesty expedient to require for the protection of authors of works first produced in Her Majesty's dominions:

NOW, THEREFORE, Her Majesty, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, and by virtue. of the authority committed to Her by the said Acts, doth order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows :

1. From and after the commencement of this Order the herein-before recited Orders in Council of the 28th day of November, 1887, and the 7th day of March, 1898, shall extend to the said Empire of Japan.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 15th day of July, 1899, which date is herein-

before referred to as the commencement of this Order.

3. And the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury are to give the necessary orders

herein accordingly.

A. W. FITZROY,