Singapore legislation
Clause 45
Clause 45
Copying by libraries and archives for users
(1)
A person may furnish to the officer-in-charge of a library (not being a library that is conducted for the profit, direct or indirect, of an individual or individuals) or the officer-in-charge of archives —
a request in writing to be supplied with a copy of an article, or a part of an article, contained in a periodical publication or of the whole or a part of a published literary, dramatic or musical work other than an article contained in a periodical publication; and
a declaration signed by him stating —
that he requires the copy for the purpose of research or study and will not use it for any other purpose; and
that he has not previously been supplied with a copy of the same article or other work, or the same part of the article or other work, as the case may be, by an authorised officer of the library or archives.
(2)
Subject to this section, where a request and declaration referred to in subsection (1) are furnished to the officer-in-charge of a library or archives, an authorised officer of the library or archives may, unless the declaration contains a statement that to his knowledge is untrue in a material particular, make, or cause to be made, the copy to which the request relates and supply the copy to the person who made the request.
(3)
Where a charge is made for making and supplying a copy to which a request under subsection (1) relates, subsection (2) shall not apply in relation to the request if the amount of the charge exceeds the cost of making and supplying the copy and a reasonable contribution to the general expenses of the library.
(4)
Subsection (2) shall not apply in relation to a request for a copy of, or parts of, two or more articles contained in the same periodical publication unless the articles relate to the same subject-matter.
(5)
Subsection (2) shall not apply to a request for a copy of the whole of a literary, dramatic or musical work (other than an article contained in a periodical publication), or to a copy of a part of such a work that contains more than a reasonable portion of the work unless —
the work forms part of the library or archives collection; and
before the copy is made, an authorised officer is satisfied that a copy (not being a second-hand copy) of the work cannot be obtained at an ordinary commercial price.
(6)
The copyright in an article contained in a periodical publication is not infringed by the making, in relation to a request under subsection (1), of a copy of the article, or of a part of the article, in accordance with subsection (2) unless the copy is supplied to a person other than the person who made the request.
(7)
The copyright in a published literary, dramatic or musical work other than an article contained in a periodical publication is not infringed by the making, in relation to a request under subsection (1), of a copy of the work, or of a part of the work, in accordance with subsection (2) unless the copy is supplied to a person other than the person who made the request.
(8)
The regulations may exclude the application of subsection (6) or (7) in such cases as are specified in the regulations.