COPYRIGHT ACT 1911

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COPYRIGHT ACT 1911 - SECT 15



15.(1) The publisher of every book published in the United Kingdom shall,
within one month after the publication, deliver, at his own expense, a copy of
the book to the [British Library Board], who shall give a written receipt for
it:

Proviso rep. by 1932 c.34 s.2(2)

(2) He shall also, if written demand is made before the expiration of twelve
months after publication, deliver within one month after receipt of that
written demand or, if the demand was made before publication, within one month
after publication, to some depot in London named in the demand a copy of the
book for, or in accordance with the directions of, the authority having the
control of each of the following libraries, namely: the Bodleian Library,
Oxford, the University Library, Cambridge, [the National Library of Scotland],
and the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, and subject to the provisions of
this section the National Library of Wales. In the case of an encyclop'dia,
newspaper, review, magazine, or work published in a series of numbers or
parts, the written demand may include all numbers or parts of the work which
may be subsequently published.

(3) The copy delivered to the [British Library Board] shall be a copy of the
whole book with all maps and illustrations belonging thereto, finished and
coloured in the same manner as the best copies of the book are published, and
shall be bound, sewed, or stitched together, and on the best paper on which
the book is printed.

(4) The copy delivered for the other authorities mentioned in this section
shall be on the paper on which the largest number of copies of the book is
printed for sale, and shall be in the like condition as the books prepared for
sale.

(5) The books of which copies are to be delivered to the National Library of
Wales shall not include books of such classes as may be specified in
regulations to be made by the Board of Trade.

(6) If a publisher fails to comply with this section, he shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds and the value of the
book, and the fine shall be paid to the [British Library Board] or authority
to whom the book ought to have been delivered.

(7) For the purposes of this section, the expression "book" includes every
part or division of a book, pamphlet, sheet of letterpress, sheet of music,
map, plan, chart or table separately published, but shall not include any
second or subsequent edition of a book unless such edition contains additions
or alterations either in the letterpress or in the maps, prints, or other
engravings belonging thereto.

Ss.1628 rep. by 1956 c.74 s.50 sch.9

Part II (ss.29, 30) rep. by 1956 c.74 s.50 sch.9

Ss.3133 rep. by 1956 c.74 s.50 sch.9

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COPYRIGHT ACT 1911 - SECT 15