Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short Title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Act binding on the Crown

• 4.   Publication

• 5.   Lawful reception of encrypted broadcasts

• 6.   Categories of protected works

• 7.   Qualification for copyright protection

• 8.   Nature of Copyright

• 9.   Duration of Copyright in literary works, etc

• 10.   Duration of copyright in sound recording and films

• 11.   Duration of copyright in broadcasts and cable programmes

• 12.   Duration of copyright in typographical arrangements of editions

• 13.   Moral rights

• 14.   Right to be identified as author, etc

• 15.   Right to object to derogatory treatment of work

• 16.   False attribution of work

• 17.   Right to privacy-commissioned photographs and films

• 18.   Duration of moral rights and related rights

• 19.   Consent and waiver of rights

• 20.   Application of provisions to joint works

• 21.   Application of provisions to part of work

• 22.   Meaning of commercial publication

• 23.   Regulations

• 24.   Ownership of copyright

• 25.   Assignments and licences

• 26.   Meaning of copyright owner

• 27.   Prospective owner of copyright

• 28.   Copyright in unpublished works passes

• 29.   Moral rights not assignable

• 30.   Transmission of moral rights on death

• 31.   Action—definition of

• 32.   Infringement

• 33.   Proprietor of place of public entertainment liable for infringement

• 34.   Infringement by providing apparatus etc. for giving infringing performances

• 35.   Action by owner of copyright for infringement

• 36.   Order for delivery up in civil proceedings

• 37.   Right to seize infringing copies, etc

• 38.   Wide injunction available to licensing bodies

• 39.   Proceedings in case of copyright subject to exclusive licence

• 40.   Infringement of right to be identified as author or director

• 41.   Infringement of right to object to derogatory treatment of work

• 42.   Infringement by possession of infringing article

• 43.   False attributes of work, infringement

• 44.   Infringement of privacy right respecting photographs, etc

• 45.   Remedies for infringing moral rights

• 46.   Presumptions as to subsistence and ownership of copyright

• 47.   Presumption in relation to – authorship of protected works, ownership, originality and publication

• 48.   Presumptions where action relates to sound recordings, films and computer programmes

• 49.   Withdrawal of privilege against incrimination of self or spouse in infringement and related proceedings

• 50.   Provision for restricting importation of infringing copies

• 51.   Penalties in respect of dealings which infringe copyright

• 52.   Presumptions not to apply

• 53.   Order to deliver up in criminal proceedings

• 54.   Definitions

• 55.   Research and private study

• 56.   Criticism, review and reporting

• 57.   Determining fair dealing

• 58.   Incidental inclusion of protected work

• 59.   Anonymous and pseudonymous literary works

• 60.   Use of notes of recordings of spoken words

• 61.   Acts done for purposes of instruction or examination

• 62.   Anthologies

• 63.   Performing, playing or showing works in course of educational activities

• 64.   Recording of etc. educational establishments

• 65.   Restriction on reprographic copying from published works

• 66.   Subsequent dealing with authorised copies

• 67.   Interpretation of references, regulations

• 68.   Supply by librarian of copies of published work

• 69.   Supply of copies to other libraries

• 70.   Replacing copies of works

• 71.   Copying of unpublished work

• 72.   Recording for archival purposes

• 73.   Parliamentary and judicial proceedings and statutory inquiries

• 74.   Public records

• 75.   Design documents and models

• 76.   Where design derived from artistic work is exploited

• 77.   Transfer of works in electronic form

• 78.   Statutory licences: recordings for broadcasting

• 79.   Reading or recitation in public

• 80.   Representation of artistic works on public display

• 81.   Reconstruction of buildings

• 82.   Subsequent work by same artist

• 83.   Recording broadcasts for programme supervision

• 84.   Recording for purposes of time shifting

• 85.   Provision of subtitled copies of broadcast or cable programme

• 86.   Adaptations

• 87.   Power of Minister to prescribe exceptions to infringement

• 88.   Jurisdiction of High Court

• 89.   Procedure in proceedings before High Court

• 90.   Licensing schemes and licensing bodies

• 91.   Licensing schemes to which sections 92 to 97 apply

• 92.   Reference of proposed licensing scheme to High Court

• 93.   Reference of licensing scheme to High Court

• 94.   Further reference to High Court

• 95.   Application for grant of licence in connection with licensing scheme

• 96.   Application for review of order as to entitlement to licence

• 97.   Effect of order of Court as to licensing scheme

• 98.   Licences to which sections 99 to 102 apply

• 99.   Reference to High Court of proposed licence

• 100.   Reference to High Court of expiring licence

• 101.   Application for review of order as to licence

• 102.   Effect of order of High Court as to licence

• 103.   General consideration: unreasonable discrimination

• 104.   Licences for reprographic copying

• 105.   Licences for educational establishments in respect of works included in broadcasts or cable programmes

• 106.   Licences to reflect conditions imposed by promoters events

• 107.   Licences to reflect payments in respect of underlying rights

• 108.   Mention of the specific matters not to exclude relevant considerations

• 109.   Collective Societies To Be Registered

• 110.   Administration Of Rights By Collective Society

• 111.   Control Over The Copyright Society By The Owner Of Rights

• 112.   Submission Of Returns And Reports

• 113.   Rights And Liabilities Of Performing Rights Societies

• 114.   Rules And Bye-Laws Of Societies

• 115.   Conferment of rights in performance

• 116.   Protection Of Rights In Performance

• 117.   Consent required for recording or live transmission of performance

• 118.   Infringement of performer's rights by use of recording made without consent

• 119.   Consent and royalty required for adaptation of recording

• 120.   Infringement of performer's rights by importing, possessing, illicit recording

• 121.   Performers Moral Rights

• 122.   Consent required of performance subject to exclusive contract

• 123.   Infringement of recording rights by use of recording made without consent

• 124.   Infringement of recording rights by importing, possessing illicit recording

• 125.   Duration of rights in performances

• 126.   Transmission of rights in performances

• 127.   Consent

• 128.   Infringement actionable as breach of statutory duty

• 129.   Order for delivery up of illicit recording in court

• 130.   Rights to seize illicit recordings

• 131.   Criminal liability for making dealing with or using illicit recordings

• 132.   Order for delivery up of illicit recording in criminal proceedings

• 133.   False representation of authority to give consent

• 134.   Fair dealing for criticism, etc

• 135.   Incidental inclusion of performance or recording

• 136.   Acts done to recording of performance for purposes of instruction, etc.

• 137.   Recording of broadcasts and cable programmes by educational establishments

• 138.   Acts done to performance or recording for Parliamentary etc.

• 139.   Transfer of recording of performance in electronic form

• 140.   Use of recordings of spoken works

• 141.   Incidental recording for purposes of broadcast or cable programme

• 142.   Recordings for supervision and control of programmes permitted

• 143.   Order excepting acts from infringing rights under this Part

• 144.   Court may consent on behalf of performer

• 145.   Order for disposal of infringing copy or illicit recording

• 146.   Period after which remedy of delivery up not available

• 147.   General Civil Remedies

• 148.   Time limited for prosecution

• 149.   Powers of police officers

• 150.   Restrictions on the entry and search of domestic premises

• 151.   Obstruction of police officers

• 152.   Offences by bodies corporate

• 153.   Power to make regulations

• 154.   International organisations

• 155.   Savings

• 156.   Copyright subsists only under Act

• 157.   Enforcement of copyright subject to public interest