- (b) that notice had not been withdrawn, and had not otherwise ceased to have effect, before that date,
the notice shall, during the period of 6 months commencing on that date, have such effect (if any) as it would have if it had been duly given in accordance with section 142.
References and applications to Tribunal in relation to licence schemes
230.—(1) Part VII shall apply in relation to licence schemes formulated before the date of commencement of this Act in like manner as it applies in relation to licence schemes formulated on or after that date, but, for the purposes of the application of that Part in relation to licence schemes formulated before that date, any reference in that Part to copyright includes a reference to copyright under the Copyright Act 1911.
(2) Any reference in section 163 to a refusal or failure to grant or procure the grant of a licence, or to a proposal that a licence should be granted, shall not include a reference to a refusal or failure that occurred, or a proposal that was made, before the commencement of this Act.
Duration of Government copyright in photographs
231. Section 197(4) shall apply in relation to photographs taken before the commencement of this Act as if the proviso to that subsection were omitted.
Duration of Government copyright in recordings
232. Section 197(5) shall apply in relation to sound recordings made before the commencement of this Act as if the reference in that section to the expiration of the calendar year in which the recording is first published were a reference to the expiration of the calendar year in which the recording was made.
Government copyright in films
233.—(1) Section 197(5) shall not apply in relation to cinematograph films made before the commencement of this Act.
