Number 39 of 2007

COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1. Short title and collective citations.

2. Interpretation.

PART 2

Amendments of Principal Act

3. Amendment of section 8 (laying of regulations and orders) of Principal Act.

4. Amendment of section 9 (expenses) of Principal Act.

5. Amendment of section 40 (making available right) of Principal Act.

6. Amendment of section 42 (rental and lending right) of Principal Act.

7. New section 42A of Principal Act.

8. Substitution of section 58 (copyright not infringed by lending) of Principal Act.

9. Repeal of section 69 (copying by librarians or archivists: exemptions) of Principal Act.

10. Amendment of section 205 (making available to public copies of recordings of qualifying performances) of Principal Act.

11. Amendment of section 207 (rental and lending right of performer) of Principal Act.

12. Substitution of section 226 (performers’ rights not infringed by lending) of Principal Act.

13. Amendment of section 320 (interpretation) of Principal Act.

PART 3

Consequential Amendment of the Local Government Act 2001

14. Amendment of section 79 (An Chomhairle Leabharlanna) of Local Government Act 2001.

Acts referred to

Number 39 of 2007

COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2007

AN ACT TO AMEND THE COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS ACT 2000 TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC LENDING REMUNERATION SCHEME IN CONFORMITY WITH COUNCIL DIRECTIVE NO. 92/100/EC OF 19 NOVEMBER 1992 AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES, AND CONSEQUENTIALLY TO AMEND SECTION 79 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2001.

[4th December, 2007]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: