Singapore legislation

Clause 19

of Copyright (Amendment) Bill

Clause 19

Miscellaneous amendments

The Copyright Act is amended —

(a)

by deleting the words “Institutions Assisting Handicapped Readers” in the heading of Division 7 of Part III and substituting the words “Institutions Assisting Persons with Reading Disabilities”;

(b)

by deleting the words “a handicapped reader’s copy” in section 116(a)(ii) and (b)(ii) and substituting in each case the words “a copy for a person with a reading disability”;

(c)

by deleting the words “the handicapped reader’s copies” in section 116(b)(ii) and substituting the words “the copies for persons with reading disabilities”;

(d)

by deleting the words “institution assisting handicapped readers solely for use by a handicapped reader” in paragraph (f) of the definition of “exempt recording” in section 246(1) and substituting the words “institution assisting persons with reading disabilities solely for use by a person with a reading disability”; and

(e)

by deleting the words “institution assisting handicapped readers” in sections 260(7), 261C(9) and 261D(1)(a) and substituting in each case the words “institution assisting persons with reading disabilities”.