Regulations and extension of application of Act. 59. The Minister may make regulations for the carrying out of the provisions of this Act and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations extending the application of this Act in respect of any or all of the works referred to in subsection (1) of section 7—
| (a) | to individuals who are citizens of, or permanent residents in; | |
| (b) | to bodies corporate constituted and established in or under the laws of; | |
| (c) | to works, other than broadcasts, first published in; | |
| (d) | to works of architecture erected in, and to other artistic works incorporated in a building located in; and | |
| (e) | to broadcasts transmitted from, |
a country which is a party to a treaty or a member of any convention or union to which Malaysia is also a party or a member, as the case may be, and which provided for protection of copyright in works which are protected under this Act.
Savings. 60. (1) Nothing in this Act shall affect any right or privilege of any person, including the Government, under any written law, except in so far as that law is expressly repealed, amended or modified by or is inconsistent with this Act.
(2) Nothing in this Act shall affect the rights of the Government of Malaysia, or any person deriving title from the Government to sell, use or otherwise deal with articles forfeited under the laws relating to Customs, including articles so forfeited by virtue of this Act or any written law repealed by this Act.
