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§1 (1).

(a) in the case of a published^[1] work, the work was first published within such parts of His Majesty's dominions as aforesaid^[2]; and

(b) in the case of an unpublished work^[3] the author^[4] was at the date of the making of the work a British subject or resident within such parts of His Majesty's dominions as aforesaid^[5];

but in no other works, except so far as the protection conferred by this Act is extended by Orders in Council thereunder relating to self-governing dominions to which this Act does not extend^[6] and to foreign countries^[7].

"His Majesty's dominions to which this act extends."The Act will be in force [with the exception of provisions expressly restricted to the United Kingdom^[8] and subject to the right of a British possession to pass supplemental legislation relating to (i) procedure and remedies^[9]; (ii) works of authors resident in such possession; (iii) works first published in such possession^[10]] in—

(1) The United Kingdom^[9];

(2) All British possessions other than self-governing dominions^[11];

(3) Self-governing Dominions, that is to say, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and

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1. Sects. 1 (3), 31, 35 (2).
2. Sects. 23, 25 (2), 35 (3).
3. Sects. 1 (3), 31, 35 (2).
4. Sects. 16 (2), 19 (1), 21.
5. Sect. 25 (2), 26 (3), 35 (4) (5).
6. Sect. 26 (3).
7. Sect. 29.
8. Sect. 25. These are sects. 11–13 (Summary Remedies) and sect. 15 (Delivery of Books to Libraries).
9. Sect. 25.
10. Sect. 27.
11. Sects. 25, 26, 35 (1) (" Self-governing dominion").