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 BRITISH COPYRIGHT ACT, 191 1 539

PART II. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.

29. — (i) His Majesty may, by Order in Council, direct Power to that this Act (except such parts, if any, thereof as may be extend Act specified in the Order) shall apply — works"^°

(a) to works first published in a foreign country to which the Order relates, in like manner as if they were first published within the parts of His Majesty's domin- ions to which this Act extends ;

(b) to literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, or any class thereof, the authors whereof were at the time of the making of the work subjects or citizens of a foreign country to which the order relates, in like manner as if the authors were British subjects;

(c) in respect of residence in a foreign country to which the Order relates, in like manner as if such residence were residence in the parts of His Majesty's domin- ions to which this Act extends ;

and thereupon, subject to the provisions of this Part of this Act and of the Order, this Act shall apply accordingly: Provided that —

(i) before making an Order in Council under this sec- tion in respect of any foreign country (other than a country with which His Majesty has entered into a convention relating to copyright). His Majesty shall be satisfied that that foreign country has made, or has undertaken to make, such provisions, if any, as it appears to His Majesty expedient to require for the protection of works entitled to copyright under the provisions of Part I. of this Act; (ii) the Order in Council may provide that the term of copyright within such parts of His Majesty's do- minions as aforesaid shall not exceed that conferred by the law of the country to which the Order relates ; (iii) the provisions of this Act as to the delivery of copies of books shall not apply to works first pub-