National Cultural Institutions Act, 1997

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Amendment of section 56 of Copyright Act, 1963 .

66.—(1) Section 56 of the Copyright Act, 1963 , is hereby amended by—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by the substitution of “any book published” for “any book first published in the State”,

(ii) by the substitution of “Board of the National Library of Ireland” for “trustees of the National Library of Ireland” in each place where it occurs, and

(iii) by the substitution of “Board of the British Library” for “trustees of the British Museum” in each place where it occurs,

(b) in subsection (2), by the substitution of “any book published” for “any book first published in the State”,

(c) in subsection (3)—

(i) by the substitution of “Board of the National Library” for “trustees of the National Library of Ireland”, and

(ii) by the substitution of “Board of the British Library” for “trustees of the British Museum”, and

(d) in subsection (5), by the substitution of “£500” for “twenty pounds”.

(2) The said section 56 shall be construed as if the references to a publisher were references to a publisher within the meaning of the definition of “publisher” in section 65 (4) modified so that references in that definition to material to which that section applies are construed as references to a book.

(3) Subsection (1) of the aforesaid section 56, in so far as it relates to the publisher (within the meaning of paragraph (b) of the definition of “publisher” in section 65 ), shall apply only to the Library and to a book that relates substantially or primarily to Ireland and then only if written demand for a copy thereof is made in accordance with subsection (2) of section 65 by the Board of the Library.