1995 No. 1445
The Copyright (EC Measures Relating to Pirated Goods and Abolition of Restrictions on the Import of Goods) Regulations 1995
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State, being a Minister designated1 for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to the abolition of restrictions on the import or export of goods and in relation to measures relating to counterfeit and pirated goods, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) and (4) of the said Act of 1972, and of all other enabling powers, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright (EC Measures Relating to Pirated Goods and Abolition of Restrictions on the Import of Goods) Regulations 1995 and shall come into force on 1st July 1995.
Amendment of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 19882
1
Section 111 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 19883 shall be amended as follows.
2
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
The Commissioners may treat as prohibited goods only infringing copies of works which arrive in the United Kingdom—
a
from outside the European Economic Area, or
b
from within that Area but not having been entered for free circulation.
3B
This section does not apply to goods entered, or expected to be entered, for free circulation, export, re-export or for a suspensive procedure in respect of which an application may be made under Article 3(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No. 3295/944 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods.
3
In subsection (4), for the words “is prohibited” substitute “subject to subsections (3A) and (3B), is prohibited”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)