WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIOIP/N/1/SGP/C/6
13 March 2000
(00-0973)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English/
anglais/
inglés
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
LAWS AND REGULATIONS NOTIFIED UNDER
ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
SINGAPORE
The present document reproduces the text1 of the Copyright (Import Restrictions)
Regulations, as notified by Singapore under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document
IP/N/1/SGP/3).
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET REGLEMENTATIONS CONSACREES A LA
PROPRIETE INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIEES AU TITRE
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD
SINGAPOUR
Le présent document contient le texte1 du Règlement sur le droit d'auteur (Restrictions à
l'importation), notifié par Singapour au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document
(IP/N/1/SGP/3).
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA PROPIEDAD
INTELECTUAL NOTIFICADOS EN VIRTUD DEL PÁRRAFO 2
DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO
SINGAPUR
En el presente documento se reproduce el texto1 del Reglamento sobre Derecho de Autor
(restricciones a la importación), notificado por Singapur de conformidad con el párrafo 2 del
artículo 63 del Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/SGP/3).
                                                     
1 English only/Anglais seulement/En inglés solamente.IP/N/1/SGP/C/6
Page 2
COPYRIGHT ACT
(CHAPTER 63, SECTIONS 142 AND 202)
COPYRIGHT (IMPORT RESTRICTIONS) REGULATIONS
S 118/87.
[10th April 1987]
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Copyright (Import Restrictions) Regula-
tions.
Definitions.
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“Board”  means the Trade Development Board established under section 3 of the
Trade Development Board Act;
Cap. 330.
“work”  means a published literary, dramatic or musical work.
Schedule.
3. — (1) A notice to the Board under section 142 (1) of the Act by the owner of the
copyright in a work, cinematograph film or sound recording shall be in accordance
with Form 1 or 1A and Form 2 set out in the Schedule.
(2) A separate notice in accordance with Form 1 or 1A set out in the Schedule shall
be given in respect of any one work or any one cinematograph film or sound record-
ing, respectively.
(3) A separate notice in accordance with Form 2 set out in the Schedule shall be
given in respect of each importation of one or more copies of —
(a) any one work which is the subject of a notice in accordance with Form 1; or
(b) any one cinematograph film or sound recording which is the subject of a no-
tice in accordance with Form 1A,
which has not been withdrawn.
(4) Each notice in accordance with Form 1, 1A or 2 shall be accompanied by a stat-
utory declaration in accordance with Form 3 set out in the Schedule sworn by the
person giving the notice verifying the particulars in the notice.
(5) The owner of the copyright in a work, cinematograph film or sound recording
may appoint another person to act as his agent for the purpose of the giving of a notice
by the owner under section 142 (1) of the Act.IP/N/1/SGP/C/6
Page 3
Time and manner of giving notice.
4. A notice to the Board under section 142 (1) of the Act shall be delivered to the
Board personally —
(a) during such time as the office of the Board is open for business; and
(b) at such time as is reasonably possible for the Board to take any action under
section 142 of the Act in relation to that notice.IP/N/1/SGP/C/6
Page 4
Fee.
5. A fee of $200 shall be paid to the Board in respect of each separate notice given to
the Board at the time such notice is given.
Further information and evidence.
6. A person who has given a notice to the Board under section 142 (1) of the Act in
relation to a work, cinematograph film or sound recording shall, at the time of givingthe notice or at the time when the work, cinematograph film or sound recording is
imported, or at both such times, give to the Board such information and evidence
within such time and in such form as the Board may require for the exercise of its
powers under section 142 of the Act, including such information and evidence for the
purpose of enabling the Board to satisfy itself as to the subsistence of copyright in thework, cinematograph film or sound recording, as to the ownership of that copyright
and, where the notice was given by a person as agent for the owner of the copyright,
as to the authority of the person to give the notice.
Change in particulars.
7. A person who has given any notice to the Board under section 142 (1) of the Act
in relation to a work, cinematograph film or sound recording shall notify the Board in
writing of any change in the particulars specified in the notice or affecting the noticewithin 14 days of the change and further notice shall be given as the Board may
require.
Security.
8. The Board and its agents may from time to time require a person who has given a
notice in accordance with Form 1 in relation to a work or Form 1A in relation to a
cinematograph film or sound recording set out in the Schedule, to give the Board and
its agents security or further security within such time and in such manner, whether byway of deposit of money or of an instrument of guarantee, or otherwise, as the Board
specifies, in respect of any liability or expense that may be incurred by the Board and
its agents as a result of the seizure of any copy of the work, cinematograph film or
sound recording to which the notice relates.
Indemnity.
9. — (1) Where the Board has not required any security referred to in regulation 8 to
be given, the person who has given a notice to the Board under section 142 (1) of theAct in relation to any work or any cinematograph film or sound recording and if such
person is an agent of the owner of the copyright in the work, cinematograph film or
sound recording, the owner shall be jointly and severally liable to indemnify the Board
and its agents against any liability or expense that may be incurred by the Board and
its agents as a result of the seizure of any copy of the work, cinematograph film or
sound recording to which the notice relates.IP/N/1/SGP/C/6
Page 5
(2) The person who has given a notice to the Board under section 142 (1) of the Act
in relation to any work or any cinematograph film or sound recording and if such
person is an agent of the owner of the copyright in the work, cinematograph film or
sound recording, the owner shall be jointly and severally liable to indemnify the Board
and its agents against any liability or expense that may be incurred by the Board and
its agents as a result of the seizure of any copy of the work, cinematograph film orsound recording to which the notice relates to the extent to which any security or
further security referred to in regulation 8 given by the person to the Board and its
agents in respect of that liability or expense is insufficient.
Refusal to seize and forfeit.
10. The Board and its agents may refuse to seize copies imported into Singapore of a
work or a cinematograph film or sound recording to which a notice under section 142
(1) of the Act relates if the person who has given the notice has failed —
(a) to comply with any requirement by the Board under these Regulations;
(b) to comply with any of the provisions in these Regulations; or
(c) to indemnify the Board and its agents against any liability or expense as pro-
vided by regulation 9 (1) or (2).
THE SCHEDULE
Regulations 3 and 8
1
NOTICE RELATING TO PUBLISHED LITERARY, DRAMATIC OR MUSICAL
WORKS FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 142
To the Trade Development Board:
I, _________________________ of ________________________ hereby give you
notice that copyright in the original work mentioned in the Schedule to this Noticenow subsists under the Copyright Act, and that   (1)   the owner of the copyright in the
work and that   (2)   object(s) to the importation into Singapore for   (3)   of copies of
the said work made outside Singapore, being copies to which section 142 of the
Copyright Act applies.
I hereby give to the Trade Development Board, and its agents for the purposes of
section 142 (7) of the Copyright Act, security by way of __________ in respect of any
liability or expense that may be incurred by the Board and its agents as a result ofseizure under section 142 of the Copyright Act of any copy of a work to which this
Notice relates.
Date: _____________     Signature: _____________
     IP/N/1/SGP/C/6
Page 6
 (4)
1. Title of work ...............................................
2. Description of work .........................................
3. Full name of author or authors .............. (5) ..............
4. If the author, or any one or more of the authors of the work is dead, name of de-
ceased author or authors and date or dates of deaths ............... (6) ..........
5. Date and place of first publication of work ............. (7) ........
6. Status of author at the date of first publication .................... (8) ..........
Notes to Form 1
(1) If the Notice is given by the owner of the copyright, insert “I am”; if given by an agent, insert
the name of the owner and the word “is”.
(2) If the Notice is given by the owner of the copyright, insert “I”; if given by an agent, insert the
name of the owner.
(3) Specify the period during which importation is objected to.
(4) If an agent, insert “Agent of owner”; if the Notice is given by a company, insert the name of
the company and the status of the signatory in the company.
(5) If the author is anonymous or pseudonymous, words should be stated to this effect and state
the period the copyright exists.
(6) To delete if the author is anonymous or pseudonymous.
(7)
(a) It is sufficient to state the country and date of first publication.(b) Where advantage has been taken of the provisions of the Copyright Act as to simultaneous
publication, the date and place stated should be those which entitle the work to
copyright in Singapore.
(8) If copyright is claimed under section 27 (2) ( d) or ( e) of the Copyright Act, there should be
stated the grounds on which it is claimed that the author was a qualified person either whenthe work was first published or, if he died before the date of first publication immediately
before he died. “Qualified person” is defined in section 27 (4) of the Copyright Act.
1A
NOTICE RELATING TO CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS AND SOUND RECORD-
INGS FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION 142
Regulations 3 and 8
To the Trade Development Board:
I, _____________________________ of ________________________________
hereby give you notice that copyright in the cinematograph film2/sound recording
                                                     
2Delete where inapplicable.IP/N/1/SGP/C/6
Page 7
hereby mentioned in the schedule to this Notice now subsists under the Copyright Act,
and that (1) the owner of the copyright in the cinematograph film3/sound recording
and that (2) object(s) to the importation into Singapore for (3) of copies of the said
film4/recording made outside Singapore, being copies to which section 142 of that
Act applies.
I hereby give to the Trade Development Board, and its agents for the purposes of
section 142 (7) of the Copyright Act, security by way of
___________________________ in respect of any liability or expense that may be
incurred by the Board and its agents as a result of seizure under section 142 of that
Act of any copy of a cinematograph film5/sound recording to which this Notice re-
lates.
Date: ____________     Signature: __________________
       (4)
1. Title of cinematograph film6/sound recording
2. Description of film7/recording .........................................
3. Initials or marks (if any) placed on copies of film8/recording ...................................
4. Full name of maker or makers of the film9/recording .........................................
5. Date and place of first publication of film10/recording ....................... (5) ..............6. Status of maker or makers of the film11/recording .................... (6) ............
7. Date and place of making of the film12/recording ...................... (7) ...............
Notes to Form 1A
(1) If the Notice is given by the owner of the copyright, insert “I am”; if given by an agent, insert
the names of the owner and the word “is”.
                                                     
3Delete where inapplicable.
4Delete where inapplicable.
5Delete where inapplicable.
6Delete where inapplicable.
7Delete where inapplicable.
8Delete where inapplicable.9Delete where inapplicable.
10Delete where inapplicable.
11Delete where inapplicable.
12Delete where inapplicable.IP/N/1/SGP/C/6
Page 8
(2) If the Notice is given by the owner of the copyright, insert “I”; if given by an agent, insert the
name of the owner.
(3) Specify the period during which importation is objected to.
(4) If an agent, insert “Agent of owner”; if the Notice is given by a company, insert the name of
the company and the status of the signatory in the company.
(5)
(a) It is sufficient to state the country and date of first publication.
(b) Where advantage has been taken of the provisions of the Copyright Act as to simultaneous
publication, the date and place stated should be those which entitle the work to
copyright in Singapore.
(c) If the cinematograph film or sound recording is unpublished, words should be stated to
this effect and state the period the copyright exists.
(6) If copyright is claimed under section 87 (1) or 88 (1) of the Copyright Act, there should be
stated the grounds on which it is claimed that the maker was a qualified person when the
recording was made or for the whole or substantial part of the period during which the film
was made. “Qualified person” is defined in section 81 of that Act.
(7) It is sufficient to state the country and date of manufacture.
2
NOTICE RELATING TO PARTICULAR IMPORTATION FOR PURPOSES OF
SECTION 142
Regulation 3
To the Trade Development Board:
I, ___________________ of _______________________, hereby give notice that I
am the owner   (1)   of the copyright in the work13/cinematograph film14/sound re-
cording mentioned in the schedule to a NoticeRelating to Published Literary, Dramatic
or Musical Works for the purposes of section 142 of the Copyright Act15/ Notice
Relating to Cinematograph Films and Sound Recordings for the purposes of section142 of the Copyright Act dated and that   (2)   object(s) to the importation into
Singapore of copies of the saidwork16/film17/recording as described in the Schedule
to this Notice which are about to be imported into Singapore by   (3) at;   (4)  on or
about   (5)   in the    (6)   from   (7)
The said copies are liable to be seized and forfeited under section 142 of the Copy-
right Act because (8)
                                                     
13Delete where inapplicable.
14Delete where inapplicable.
15Delete where inapplicable.
16Delete where inapplicable.
17Delete where inapplicable.IP/N/1/SGP/C/6
Page 9
I hereby request that the said copies be dealt with in accordance with section 142 of
the Copyright Act.
Date: _____________   Signature: ___________________ (9)
(Describe the goods, number of packages, marks used, and any other particulars nec-
essary for their identification).
Notes to Form 2
(1) Or agent of the owner.
(2) If the Notice is given by the owner of the copyright, insert “I”; if given by an agent, insert the
name of the owner.
(3) Full name and address of importer or his agent.
(4) Specify the port, airport or railway, etc., by which the copies are to be imported into Sin-
gapore.
(5) Specify the estimated date of arrival which must be within the period specified in the Form 1
or 1A notice referred to in this Notice.
(6) Specify the name of the vessel, flight number, etc.
(7) Specify the last country of export.
(8) State if the copies of the original work or cinematograph film or sound recording are made
outside Singapore and how the copies are liable to seizure and forfeiture under section 142
of the Copyright Act.
(9) If an agent, insert “Agent of owner”; if the Notice is given by a company, insert the name of
the company and the status of the signatory in the company.
3
STATUTORY DECLARATION
Regulation 3 (4)
I, ____________________ of __________________________________, do solemnly
and sincerely declare that the contents of the Notice annexed are true, and I make thissolemn declaration conscientiously believing the same to be true and by virtue of the
provisions of the Statutory Declaration Act 1835.
Declared by the abovenamed ______________________________________ at
________________ his ____________ day of _______________ 19 ______
Before me:
A Commissioner for Oaths.
__________