Legal Deposit Libraries Act 2003
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 2003 c. 28 |
| Year | 2003 |
(1) A person who publishes in the United Kingdom a work to which this Act applies must at his own expense deliver a copy of it to an address specified (generally or in a particular case) by any deposit library entitled to delivery under this section.(2) If a deposit library other than the authority controlling the Library of Trinity College, Dublin has not specified an address, the copy is to be delivered to the library.a book (including a pamphlet, magazine or newspaper) ,a sheet of letterpress or music,a map, plan, chart or table, anda part of any such work;(4) In the case of a work published in a medium other than print, this Act applies to a work of a prescribed description.a sound recording or film or both, orsuch material and other material which is merely incidental to it.(6) Subject to section 6(2) (h) , the obligation under subsection (1) is to deliver a copy of the work in the medium in which it is published.(7) In this section, “address” means an address in the United Kingdom or an electronic address.(1) This Act does not apply to a work which is substantially the same as one already published in the same medium in the United Kingdom.section 1(1) applies only in relation to its publication in one of those media, andthat medium is to be determined in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to circumstances in which works are or are not to be regarded for the purposes of this section as substantially the same.(1) This section applies where a person (in this section, “the publisher”) who is required by or under this Act to deliver anything to an address specified by a deposit library, or to a deposit library, has failed to comply with that obligation.(2) The library may, in accordance with rules of court, apply to the county court (or, in Scotland, to the sheriff) for an order requiring the publisher to comply with the obligation.the publisher is unable to comply with the obligation, orfor any other reason, it is not appropriate to make an order under that subsection,(1) The British Library Board is entitled to delivery under section 1 of a copy of every work published in print.(2) The copy must be delivered within one month beginning with the day of publication.(3) The copy is to be of the same quality as the best copies which, at the time of delivery, have been produced for publication in the United Kingdom.(4) The Board must give a receipt in writing (whether sent by electronic or other means) .(1) Each deposit library other than the British Library Board is entitled to delivery under section 1 of a copy of any work published in print which it requests.(2) A request under this section must be in writing (whether sent by electronic or other means) .may be made before publication, andin particular, may relate to all future numbers or parts of an encyclopaedia, newspaper, magazine or other work.(4) No request may be made after the end of 12 months beginning with the day of publication.the day of publication, orif later, the day on which the request is received.(6) The copy is to be of the same quality as the largest number of copies which, at the time of delivery, have been produced for publication in the United Kingdom.(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations supplementing sections 1 and 2 as they apply to works published in media other than print.make provision about the time at which or the circumstances in which any deposit library becomes or ceases to be entitled to delivery under section 1;require the person mentioned in section 1(1) to deliver, with the copy of the work, a copy of any computer program and any information necessary in order to access the work, and a copy of any manual and other material that accompanies the work and is made available to the public;require delivery within a time prescribed by reference to publication or another event;permit or require delivery by electronic means;where a work is produced for publication in copies of differing quality, specify the quality of copies to be delivered;where a work is published or made available to the public in different formats, provide for the format in which any copy is to be delivered to be determined in accordance with requirements specified (generally or in a particular case) by the deposit libraries or any of them;make provision as to the circumstances in which works published on line are or are not to be treated as published in the United Kingdom;specify the medium in which a copy of a work published on line is to be delivered.(1) Subject to subsection (3) , a relevant person may not do any of the activities listed in subsection (2) in relation to relevant material.using the material (whether or not such use necessarily involves the making of a temporary
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