Singapore legislation

Section 279

Copying literary or artistic works in public registers

If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, it is a permitted use to make a copy of a literary or an artistic work.

The conditions are —

(a)

the work is part of a public register;

(b)

if the register is maintained by the Government — the copy is made by or with the authority of the Government;

(c)

if the register is maintained by a public body — the copy is made by or with the authority of the public body;

(d)

the copy is limited to factual information of any description in the work; and

(e)

the copy is not supplied to the public.