There are currently no known outstanding effects for The Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997, Cross Heading: Acts done under statutory authority.
6.—(1) Where the doing of a particular act is specifically authorised by an Act of Parliament, whenever passed, then, unless the Act provides otherwise, the doing of that act does not infringe database right in a database.U.K.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) applies in relation to an enactment contained in Northern Ireland legislation as it applies in relation to an Act of Parliament.
[F1(2A) Sub-paragraph (1) applies in relation to an enactment contained in Part 3 of the Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 as it applies in relation to an Act of Parliament.]
(3) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as excluding any defence of statutory authority otherwise available under or by virtue of any enactment [F2or other statutory provision].
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 para. 6(2A) inserted (26.2.2015) by The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/374), arts. 1(1), 10(3)
F2Words in Sch. 1 para. 6(3) inserted (26.2.2015) by The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/374), arts. 1(1), 10(4)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 1 para. 6 applied by 2000 c. 36, s. 80(3) (as added (1.1.2005) by The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/3089), arts. 1, 3(3))
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 1 para. 6 in force at 1.1.1998, see reg. 1(2)
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