S.I. No. 404/2000 - Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (Commencement) Order, 2000

1. Part I, all sections except section 10(2) in so far as it applies to

section 56

of the

Copyright Act, 1963

(No. 10 of 1963);

2. Part II, all sections except-

(a) section 98;

(b) section 198; and

(c) section 199;

3. Part III, all sections except section 247;

4. Part IV;

5. Part V;

6. Part VI; and

7. Part VII.

GIVEN under my Hand, this 12th day of December, 2000.

Tom Kitt

Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation

).

This Order appoints the 1

st

of January 2001 as the date on which specified sections of the

Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000

(No. 28 of 2000) come into operation. The specified sections are as follows: In Part I, all sections except section 10(2) insofar as it relates to

section 56

of the

Copyright Act, 1963

; in Part II, all sections except section 98 “Playing of sound recordings for clubs, societies, etc.”, section 198 “Delivery of certain materials to libraries”, and section 199 “Amendment of

sections 65

and

66

of the

National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997

”; in Part III, all sections except section 247 “Playing of sound recordings for clubs, societies, etc.”; in Part IV, all sections; in Part V, all sections; in Part VI, all sections; and in Part VII, all sections.

I, TOM KITT, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, d in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000

(No. 28 of 2000), and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1997 (

S.I. No. 330 of 1997

), hereby order as follows