632755-1898-Despatch--Copyright-Works — Page 2

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7тn MAY, 1898.

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And whereas an additional Act to the said Berne Convention, of which additional Act an English translation is set out in the Schedule to this Order, has been agreed upon between Her Majesty and the foreign countries next herein-after mentioned for the purpose of varying the provisions of the herein-before recited Convention of the 9th day of September. 1886:

And whereas on the 9th day of September, 1897, the ratifications of the said additional Act were exchanged between Her Majesty and the foreign countries following, that is to say:

Germany,

Belgium. Spain,

France,

Italy, Luxembourg. Monaco, Montenegro,

Switzerland, and Tunis:

And whereas Her Majesty in Council is satisfied that the foreign countries named in the body of this Order, and parties to the said additional Act, have 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 International Copyright Acts, 1841 to 1886, doth order, and it is hereby ordered as follows :-

1. The additional Act to the Berne Convention set forth in the Schedule to this Order shall, as from the commencement of this Order, have full effect throughout Her Majesty's dominions, and all persons are enjoined to observe the same.

2. This Order shall extend to the foreign countries following, that is to say:--

Germany,

Belgiuni, Spain, France,

Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, Montenegro.

Switzerland, and Tunis.

3. The fourth Article of the herein-before recited Order in Council of the 28th day of November, 1887, shall, as from the commencement of this Order, cease to apply to the foreign countries to which this Order extends.

4. The herein-before recited Order in Council of the 28th day of November, 1887, shall continue to be of full force and effect, save in so far as the same is varied by this Order.

5. Nothing contained in this Order shall prejudicially affect any right acquired or accrued before the commencement of this Order, by virtue of the said Order in Council of the 28th day of November, 1887, or otherwise, and any person entitled to such right shall continue entitled thereto, and to the remedies for the same in like manner as if this Order had not been made.

6. The author of any literary or artistic work first produced before the commencement of this Order shall have the rights and remedies to which he is entitled under section 6 of the International Copyright Act, 1886.

7. This Order shall be construed as if it formed part of the International Copyright Act, 1886. 8. This Order shall come into operation on the date hereof, which day is in this Order referred to as the commencement of this Order.

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

C. L. PEEL.

SCHEDULE.

ADDITIONAL ACT,

The following is an English translation of the Additional Act with the omission of the formal beginning and end':---

ARTICLE I.

The International Convention of the 9th September, 1886, is modified as follows:---

1. Article II.--The first paragraph of Article II. shall run as follows:-

"Authors belonging to any one of the countries of the Union, or their lawful representa- tives, shall enjoy in the other countries for their works, whether unpublished, or published for the first time in one of those countries, the rights which the respective laws do now or shall hereafter grant to nationals."