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IP/N/1/GBR/C/34  
 
19 February 2021  
(21-1437) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
UNITED KINGDOM : THE PERFORMANCES (RECIPROCAL PROTECTION)  
(CONVENTION COUNTRIES AND ISLE OF MAN) ORDER 2003  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title The Performances (Reciprocal Protection) (Convention Countries and Isle of 
Man) Order 2003  
Subject matter  Copyright and related rights  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2021/IP/GBR/21_1209_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/GBR/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Part II of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (rights in performances) (1988 c. 48) ("the 
Act") confers rights on performers and persons having recording rights in relation to a performance. 
A performance is a qualifying performance for the purposes of Part II of the Act if it is give n by a 
qualifying individual or takes place in a qualifying country. In Part II of the Act "qualifying country" 
means the United Kingdom, another member State of the European Community or, to the extent 
that an Order under section 208 so provides, a countr y designated under that section as enjoying 
reciprocal protection. This Order revokes and replaces the Performances (Reciprocal Protection) 
(Convention Countries) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1752) ("the 1999 Order").  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  22 April 2003 
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/773/introduction/made  
Other date    IP/N/1/GBR/124 • IP/N/1/GBR/C/34  
 
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Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  8 February 2021  
Other information  This Order revokes and replaces the Performances (Reciprocal Protection) 
(Convention Countries) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1752) ("the 1999 Order").  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  UK Intellectual Property Office  
 
Concept House  
Cardiff Road  
Newport  
South Wales  
NP10 8QQ  
United Kingdom  
 
information@ipo.gov.uk  
 
0300 300 2000  
 
Outside the UK:  
+44 (0)1633 814000  
 
 
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  