(1) Subject to the provisions in this Part, and in particular to section 23, the author of a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work that is a protected work and the director of a film that is a protected work have respectively, the right not to have the work subjected to derogatory treatment; and such right is infringed by any person who does any of the acts specified in sections 41 or 42 in the circumstances there specified.
(2) For the purpose of this Act—
(a) “treatment” of a work means any addition to, deletion from, alteration to or adaptation of the work, other than—
(i) a translation of a literary or dramatic work, or
(ii) an arrangement or transcription of a musical work involving no more than a change of key or register; and
(b) the treatment of a work is derogatory if it amounts to distortion or mutilation of the work, or is otherwise prejudicial to the honour or reputation of the author or director,
and references to a derogatory treatment of a work shall be construed accordingly.