2021 No. 680 (C. 29)

Libraries
Intellectual Property

The Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 118(6) and (7) of the Digital Economy Act 20171:

Citation1

These Regulations may be cited as the Digital Economy Act 2017 (Commencement No. 1) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021.

Provision coming into force on 30th June 20212

Section 31 (lending of e-books by public libraries) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 comes into force on 30th June 2021 in relation to Northern Ireland only.

Caroline DinenageMinister of State for Digital and CultureDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force section 31 (lending of e-books by public libraries) of the Digital Economy Act 2017 on 30th June 2021 in relation to Northern Ireland only. This provision amends the definition of “lent out” in the Public Lending Right Act 1979 (the “1979 Act”) so that it extends to communication by means of electronic transmission to a place other than library premises. This captures the remote lending of e-books and audio-books and results in the extension of the public lending right under the 1979 Act to such remote lending. This provision also amends the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, so that copyright in an e-book or e-audio-book (as defined) within the public lending right scheme is not infringed by lending by a public library, provided that the e-book or e-audio-book has been lawfully acquired by the public library and the lending complies with any purchase or licensing terms to which the book is subject.

The Explanatory Notes for the Digital Economy Act 2017 provide an explanation of the provisions in the Act and are available online (http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/30/pdfs/ukpgaen_20170030_en.pdf) and in hard copy from TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich, NR3 1GN (telephone orders/general enquiries: 0333 202 5070).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Digital Economy Act 2017 have been brought into force, to the extent indicated below, by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No.

Section 4 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 4 (further purposes)

22.11.17

2017/1136

Section 4 (remaining purposes)

28.12.17

2017/1286

Section 5

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 6

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 8

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 14 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 15 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 16

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 17

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 21(5) (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 22 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 25

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 26(2)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 27

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 30(1) and (2) (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 31 (partially)

30.06.18

2018/690

Section 32

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 33

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 34

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 35 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 35 (further purposes)

09.03.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 35 (further purposes)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 35 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 36 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 36 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 37

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 38 (partially)

09.03.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 38 (further purposes)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 38 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 39 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 39 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 40 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 40 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 41 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 41 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 42 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 42 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 43 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 43 (further purposes)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 44 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 44 (further purposes)

09.03.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 44 (further purposes)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 44 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 45 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 45 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 46 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 46 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 47 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 47 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 48 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 48 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 49 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 50 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 51 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 52 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 53 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 54 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 54 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 55 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 56 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 56 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 57 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 58 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 59 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 60 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 61 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 62 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 62 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 63 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 64 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 64 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 65 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 65 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 66 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 66 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 67 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 67 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 68 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 68 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 69 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 69 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 70 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 70 (further purposes)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 70 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 71 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 71 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 72 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 72 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 73 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 73 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 74

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 75 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Section 76

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 77

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 78

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 79 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 79 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 80 (partially)

01.10.17

2017/765

Section 80 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 81 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 81 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Section 87

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 92

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 93

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 95

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 98

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 100

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 101

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 102

01.10.18

2017/765

Section 104

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 105 (partially)

06.04.18

2018/382

Section 106 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 108

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 109

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 110

31.07.17

2017/765

Section 111 (partially)

25.05.18

2018/624

Section 114

01.08.20

2020/70

Schedule 1 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Schedule 1 (further purposes)

22.11.17

2017/1136

Schedule 1 (remaining purposes)

28.12.17

2017/1286

Schedule 2

28.12.17

2017/1286

Schedule 3 (partially)

31.07.17

2017/765

Schedule 3 (remaining purposes)

28.12.17

2017/1286

Schedule 4 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Schedule 4 (further purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Schedule 5

01.05.18

2018/382

Schedule 6 (partially)

01.04.18

2018/342 (W. 62)

Schedule 6 (remaining purposes)

01.05.18

2018/382

Schedule 7 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382

Schedule 8 (partially)

01.05.18

2018/382