There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, Paragraph 40.
40(1)Section 163 of this Act (general provisions as to Crown copyright) applies to an existing work if—U.K.
(a)section 39 of the 1956 Act applied to the work immediately before commencement, and
(b)the work is not one to which section 164, 165 or 166 applies (copyright in Acts, Measures and Bills and Parliamentary copyright: see paragraphs 42 and 43 below).
(2)Section 163 (1)(b) (first ownership of copyright) has effect subject to any agreement entered into before commencement under section 39(6) of the 1956 Act.
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