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COPYRIGHT

" Chief officer of police "

S3&54 Vict. c. 45

S3&S4 Vict. c. 67

" Court of

summary

jurisdiction"

Short title

plates, stones, matrices, transfers, or negatives used or intended to be used for printing or reproducing copies of any musical work: Provided that the expressions '!.pirated copies" and "plates" shall not, for the pur- poses of this Act, be deemed to include perforated music rolls used for playing mechanical instruments, or records used for the reproduction of sound waves, or the matrices or other appliances by which such rolls or records respectively are made: The expression "chief officer of police" —

(a) with respect to the City of London, means the Commissioner of City Police;

(6) elsewhere in England has the same meaning as in the Police Act, 1890;

(c) in Scotland has the same meaning as in the Police (Scotland) Act, 1890;

(d) in the police district of Dublin metropolis means either of the Commissioners of Police for the said district;

(e) elsewhere in Ireland means the District In- spector of the Royal Irish Constabulary:

The expression "court of summary jurisdiction" in Scotland means the sheriff or any magistrate of any royal, parliamentary, or police burgh officiating under the provisions of any local or general police Act.

4. This Act may be cited as the Musical Copyright Act, 1906.