Announcement of IFC Investment Helps Finance New Expansion by Alpargatas on June 20, 1984
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (c. 48) (in this Act referred to as the “1988 Act”) is amended as follows.
In section 107(4)(b) (criminal liability for making or dealing with infringing articles, etc.), for “two” substitute “ ten ”.
In section 198(5)(b) (criminal liability for making, dealing with or using illicit recordings), for “two” substitute “ ten ”.
In section 297A(2) (criminal liability in relation to unauthorised decoders)—
for paragraph (a) substitute—; and
in paragraph (b), for “two” substitute “ ten ”.
This section does not have effect in relation to any offence committed before the commencement of this section.
The 1988 Act is amended as follows.
In section 109 (search warrants: infringing articles, etc.)—
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in subsection (5), after “buildings,” insert “ fixed or ”.
In section 200 (search warrants: illicit recordings)—
in subsection (1)(a)—
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after “importing” insert “ , possessing, selling etc. ”; and
after subsection (3) insert—.
After section 297A insert—.
After section 114 of the 1988 Act (order as to disposal of infringing copy or other article) insert—.
After section 204 of the 1988 Act (order as to disposal of illicit recording) insert—.
After section 297B of the 1988 Act (which is inserted by section 2 of this Act) insert—.
After section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1994 (c. 26) insert—.
This Act may be cited as the Copyright, etc. and Trade Marks (Offences and Enforcement) Act 2002.
This Act (apart from this section) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be appointed for different purposes.
An order under subsection (2) may contain transitional provisions and savings relating to the provisions being brought into force by the order.
This Act extends to Northern Ireland.
Section 6 and this section also extend to the Isle of Man.