Singapore legislation

Section 55

Interpretation of this Division

(1)

In this Division —

(a)

a reference to a musical work shall be read as a reference to the work in its original form or to an adaptation of the work;

(b)

a reference to the owner of the copyright in a literary, dramatic or musical work shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be read as a reference to the person who is entitled to authorise the making in, and the importation into, Singapore of records of the works; and

(c)

a reference to sale of a record by retail or to retail sale of a record shall be read as not including a reference to —

(i)

sale for a consideration not consisting wholly of money; or

(ii)

sale by a person not ordinarily carrying on the business of making or selling records.

(2)

In this Division, where a musical work is comprised partly in one record and partly in another record or other records, all the records shall be treated as if they constituted a single record.

(3)

A reference in this Division to a record of a musical work does not include a reference to a sound-track associated with visual images forming part of a cinematograph film.[Aust. 1968, s. 54]