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Act of Parliament

Optical Discs Act 2000

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Part I

Preliminary

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(1)

This Act may be cited as the Optical Discs Act 2000.

(2)

This Act shall come into operation on a date to be appointed by the Minister by notification in the Gazette, and the Minister may appoint different dates for different provisions of this Act.

(1)

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“article” includes device, contrivance, machine or equipment;

“Assistant Controller” means an Assistant Controller of Optical

Discs appointed under section 3;

“code of conduct” means the code of conduct issued under section 22;

“Controller” means the Controller of Optical Discs appointed under section 3;

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“copyright” has the meaning assigned to it by the Copyright Act 1987 [Act 332];

“Deputy Controller” means a Deputy Controller of Optical Discs appointed under section 3;

“infringing copy” has the meaning assigned to it by the Copyright

Act 1987;

“licence” means a licence granted under section 7;

“licensed premises” means any premises specified in a licence in which optical discs are authorized to be manufactured;

“licensee” means a person to whom a licence is granted under section 7;

“manufacture” means the processes and activities involved in the manufacturing of optical discs, including mastering or replicating or both;

“manufacturer’s code” means the manufacturer’s code assigned to a licensee under paragraph 7(2)(b);

“Minister” means the Minister responsible for domestic trade and consumer affairs;

“optical disc” means—

(a)

any medium or device listed in Schedule 1; or

(b)

any other medium or device on which data may be stored in digital form and read by means of a laser, and includes any such medium or device manufactured for any purpose, whether or not any data readable by means of a laser or any other means has been stored on it;

“owner of copyright” means the owner of copyright within the meaning of the Copyright Act 1987;

“place” means any area on land or water and includes a building, structure or enclosure, whether movable or not;

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Optical Discs

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this

Act;

“register” means the register kept by the Controller under this

Act;

“this Act” includes any regulation made under this Act.

(2)

For the purpose of this Act, a person is engaged in the manufacture of optical discs if he owns, directs, manages or otherwise has control of a business which undertakes the manufacture of optical discs.

Part II

Read on from Part II

Part III

Read on from Part III

Part IV

Manufacturer’S Code

Read on from Part IV

Part V

Code of Conduct

Read on from Part V

Part VI

Offences and Penalty

Read on from Part VI

Part VII

Enforcement

Read on from Part VII

Part VIII

Miscellaneous

Read on from Part VIII

Schedules