Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Intellectual Property (Border Enforcement) Bill

Clause 6

Amendment of section 140K

Section 140K of the Copyright Act is amended —

(a)

by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) If —

(a)

the Director-General gives to the importer a written notice of the release of seized copies; and

(b)

the importer fails to take custody of the seized copies within the period specified in the notice,the Director-General may dispose of the copies —

(i)

in the manner prescribed by regulations; or

(ii)

if no manner of disposal is so prescribed, as the Director-General directs.”; and

(b)

by deleting the words “ordered to be forfeited” in the section heading.

Clause 6 — Intellectual Property (Border Enforcement) Bill