REGULATIONS: SUPPLEMENTARY

HC Deb 04 July 2003 vol 408 cc706-7

Amendment made: No. 19, That Clause 9 be divided into three Clauses, the first consisting of subsections (1), (7) to (7C) and (9) (Regulations: general), the second of subsections (2) to (6) (Regulations: Scotland and Wales) and the third of subsections (8) and (10) (Regulations: Trinity College, Dublin).—[Mr. Mole.]

Amendment proposed: No. 17, in page 6, line 38, at end insert— (7A) Regulations under section 1(4) or 6 may not be made so as to apply to works published before the regulations are made. (7B) Regulations under section 1(4) or 6 may not be made unless the Secretary of State considers that the costs likely to be incurred as a result of the regulations by persons who publish works to which the regulations relate are not disproportionate to the benefit to the public arising from the delivery of copies of such works. (7C) Regulations under section 1(4), 6, 7 or (Exemption from liability: activities in relation to publications)(5) may not be made unless the Secretary of State considers that the regulations do not unreasonably prejudice the interests of persons who publish works to which the regulations relate.".—[Mr. Mole.]

Amendments made to the proposed amendment: (a), in line 3, after "1(4)", insert ",2". (b), in line 8, after "1(4)", insert ", 2".—[Estelle Morris.]

Amendment, as amended, agreed to.

Amendment made: No. 18, in page 6, line 41, leave out from "satisfied" to end of line 43 and insert ,in relation to relevant material delivered pursuant to such an entitlement—

• () that as regards the restriction by section 7 (having regard to any regulations made under that section) of activities in relation to relevant material, the restriction of those activities under the laws of Ireland is not substantially less,
• () that as regards the protection under the laws of any part of the United Kingdom of copyright, publication right, database right and patents in relation to relevant material, the protection under the laws of Ireland of corresponding rights is not substantially less, and
• () that as regards the protection from liability under subsections (3) and (4) of section (Exemption from liability: activities in relation to publications) (or those subsections as applied by regulations under that section), the protection under the laws of Ireland in relation to corresponding liability is not substantially less.'.—[Mr. Mole.]