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144 (3) The Minister shall not make regulations under this section applying any of the provisions of this Act in the case of a country, other than a country which is a party to a Convention relating to copyright to which Singapore is also a party, unless the Minister is satisfied that, in respect of the class of works or other subject-matter to which those provisions relate, provision has been or will be made under the laws of that country whereby adequate protection will be given to owners of copyright under this Act.

Provisions as to international organisations

185.—(1) Where it appears to the Minister that it is desirable that this Act should apply in relation to an organisation—
 * (a) of which two or more countries, or the Governments of two or more countries, are members; or
 * (b) that is constituted by persons representing two or more countries, or representing the Governments of two or more countries,

the Minister may by regulations made under this Act declare that organisation to be an international organisation to which this Act applies.

(2) An international organisation to which this Act applies that otherwise does not have, or at some material time otherwise did not have, the legal capacities of a body corporate shall have, and shall be deemed at all material times to have had, the legal capacities of a body corporate for the purpose of holding, dealing with and enforcing copyright and for the purposes of all legal proceedings relating to copyright.

(3) Where an original work, or a sound recording or a cinematograph film is made by or under the direction or control of an international organisation to which this Act applies in such circumstances that copyright would not subsist in the work, sound recording or cinematograph film apart from this subsection—
 * (a) copyright shall subsist in the work, sound recording or cinematograph film;