Commencement
There are numerous commencement dates for the different sections of the Act, detailed below. The provisions on copyright, rights in performances and design right came into force on 1 August 1989, while the registration of patent agents and trade mark agents came into force on 13 August 1990.
| Date of commencement | Provisions | Authority for commencement |
|---|---|---|
| 15 November 1988 | s. 301 and Schedule 6 paras. 24 & 29 of Schedule 5 |
s. 305(1) |
| 15 January 1989 | ss. 293 & 294 | s. 305(2) |
| 28 July 1989 | ss. 304(4) & (6) | Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1989 |
| 1 August 1989 | Parts I–III Parts IV, VI & VII except for provisions mentioned elsewhere Schedules 1–3, 5, 7 & 8 except for provisions below |
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1989 |
| 13 August 1990 | Part V para 21 of Schedule 3 Schedule 4 para. 27 of Schedule 5 paras. 15, 18(2) & 21 of Schedule 7 consequential repeals of Schedule 8 ss. 272, 295, 303(1) & (2) insofar as they relate to the above |
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1990 |
| 7 January 1991 | paras. 1–11, 17–23, 25, 26, 28 & 30 of Schedule 5 consequential repeals in Schedule 8 ss. 295 & 303(2) insofar as they relate to the above |
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1990 |
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (Commencement No. 2) and (Commencement No. 3) Orders 1989 are technical measures to allow the preparation of secondary legislation.
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