Singapore legislation
Clause 89
Clause 89
Saving and transitional provisions for Part 1
(1)
Despite section 3 of this Act, section 140C of the Copyright Act as in force immediately before the date of commencement of Division 1 of Part 1 of this Act (called in this section the Phase 1 date) continues to apply to the following cases:
a case where a notice was given in accordance with section 140B of the Copyright Act before the Phase 1 date, not being a notice given pursuant to section 140LA(3)(a)(i) of that Act;
a case where copies of copyright material that were imported into Singapore and that were not goods in transit, were detained under section 140LA of the Copyright Act before the Phase 1 date.
(2)
Despite section 7(b) of this Act, section 140LA(3)(b)(iii)(A) of the Copyright Act as in force immediately before the Phase 1 date continues to apply to a case where copies of copyright material —
that were to be exported from Singapore; or
that were goods in transit and consigned to a person with a commercial or physical presence in Singapore,were detained under section 140LA of the Copyright Act before the Phase 1 date.
(3)
Subject to subsections (1) and (2), the Copyright Act as amended by Division 1 of Part 1 of this Act, applies to a case where copies of copyright material were seized or detained pursuant to section 140B or 140LA of the Copyright Act before the Phase 1 date.
(4)
The Copyright Act as amended by Division 2 of Part 1 of this Act, applies in relation to a notice —
that was given in accordance with section 140B of the Copyright Act before the date of commencement of Division 2 of Part 1 of this Act (called in this section the Phase 2 date);
pursuant to which copies of copyright material have yet to be seized before that date; and
that remained in force immediately before that date,as if it were a notice given in accordance with section 140B of the Copyright Act on or after the Phase 2 date.
(5)
For the purposes of subsection (4), a reference in a provision of Division 6 of Part V of the Copyright Act (as amended by Division 2 of Part 1 of this Act) to the requestor is a reference to the person who gave the notice mentioned in that subsection.
(6)
Despite Division 2 of Part 1 of this Act, sections 140A to 140LA of the Copyright Act as in force immediately before the Phase 2 date continue to apply to a case where copies of copyright material were seized or detained under section 140B or 140LA of the Copyright Act on or after the Phase 1 date but before the Phase 2 date.