Performances: removal of restrictions on the application of Part 2 of the Act to certain countries that are party to the Rome Convention and certain countries that are party to the WPPT

6.—(1) In article 9(1) (certain Rome Convention parties: restrictions on the application of Part 2 of the Act), after “a country” insert “, other than Australia, Japan and Viet Nam,”.

(2) Omit article 10 (WPPT parties that are Rome Convention parties: application of Part 2 of the Act).

(3) In article 11 (WPPT parties that are not Rome Convention parties: application of Part 2 of the Act)—

(a) in paragraph (3)(b)—

(i) omit paragraph (ii);

(ii) in paragraph (iv), at the end, insert “, in so far as it relates to an infringement under section 187(1)”;

(b) in paragraph (4), after “applies” insert “, other than New Zealand and Singapore,”.

(4) In the Schedule, in Part 2(2) (WPPT parties and WTO members which are not Rome Convention parties: application of Part 2 of the Act), omit the entries for Belize, Canada, Qatar and Tunisia.

(1)

Section 187 was amended by regulation 2(1) of, and paragraphs 1 and 13(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to, S.I. 2003/2498.

(2)

Part 2 of the Schedule was amended by S.I. 2021/636, 2023/296.