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IP/N/1/GBR/C/27  
 
11 February 2021  
(21-1131)  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 : CONDITIONAL ACCESS (UNAUTHORISED DECODERS)  
REGULATIONS 2000, SI 2000/1175  
Notifying Member  UNITED KINGDOM  
 
Details of the notified legal text 
 
Title Conditional Access (Unauthorised Decoders) Regulations 2000, 
SI 2000/1175  
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_0886_00_e.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/GBR/C/1  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
These Regulations implement Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on 
the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (OJ L320, 28.11.98, 
p.54) ( "the Directive "). The Directive provides for protection against illicit devices w hich enable or 
facilitate the circumvention of technological measures designed to protect television and radio 
subscription services, "information society services " (as defined in the Directive) and conditional 
access services (which are to be afforded the  same legal protection as the other services).  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English  
Entry into force  28 May 2000  
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1175/made  
Other date    IP/N/1/GBR/114 • IP/N/1/GBR/C/27  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  2 February 2021  
Other information  https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2000/1175/note/made  
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.  