Court for trial of offences
140. Notwithstanding the provisions of any written law to the contrary, a District or Magistrate’s Court shall have jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and award the full punishment for such offence.
Division 6—Miscellaneous
Limitation of actions in respect of infringement of copyright
141. An action shall not be brought for an infringement of copyright, after the expiration of 6 years from the time when the infringement took place.
Restriction of importation of copies of works
142.—(1) The owner of the copyright in a published literary, dramatic or musical work, cinematograph film or sound recording may give notice in writing to the Trade Development Board (referred to in this section as the Board) stating—
- (a) that he is the owner of the copyright in the work, cinematograph film or sound recording; and
- (b) that he objects to the importation into Singapore, during a period specified in the notice, of copies of the work, cinematograph film or sound recording to which this section applies.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) shall be of no effect unless the period specified in the notice does not exceed 5 years and does not extend beyond the end of the period for which the copyright in the work, cinematograph film or sound recording to which the notice relates is to subsist.
(3) This section shall apply, in relation to a work, cinematograph film or sound recording, to any copy of the work, cinematograph film or sound recording made outside Singapore the making of which was carried out without the consent of the owner of the copyright in the work, cinematograph film or sound recording.
