S.I. No. 427 of 2000. 
Copyright and Related Rights (Librarians and Archivists) (Copying of Protected 
Material) Regulations, 2000  
Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 
I, Tom Kitt, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in 
exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 59 and 227 of the Copyright and 
Related Rights Act, 2000 (No. 28 of 2000) , and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment 
(Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No.2) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 330 of 1997 ), hereby 
make the following Regulations: 
1.       (1)       These Regulations ma y be cited as the Copyright and Related Rights 
(Librarians and Archivists) (Copying of  Protected Materi al) Regulations, 2000. 
(2)       These Regulations shall come  into operation on the 1st day of January, 
2001, other than Regulation 4 (a) and Regulation 6 (a). 
(3)       Regulation 4 (a) and Regulation 6(a) shall come into operation on the 1st 
day of April, 2001. 2.       In these Regulations: 
“the Act” means the Copyright and Related Rights Act, 2000 (No. 28 of 
2000) ; “the archivist” means the archivist of a prescribed archive; 
“the librarian” means the librarian of a prescribed library; 
“prescribed archive” means an archiv e within the meaning set out in 
Regulation 3; 
“prescribed library” means a library  within the meaning set out in 
Regulation 3. 
3.       (1) The descriptions of libraries a nd archives specified in Part A of Schedule 1 to 
these Regulations that are not  conducted for profit are prescribed for the purposes of 
sections 61, 62, 66 and 67 in Part II of the Ac t and for the purposes of sections 229, 233 
and 234 in Part III of the Act. 
(2) All libraries and archives in Ireland ar e prescribed for the purposes of sections 
64 and 65 in Part II of the Act, and for the purposes of sections 231 and 232 in Part III of 
the Act, as libraries and archives the librar ians and archivists of  which may make and supply copies of any material to which those sections relate to a prescribed library or 
archive. 
(3) Any library or archive of a descrip tion specified in Schedule 1 to these 
Regulations which is not conducted for profit is prescribed for the purposes of sections 64 
and 65 in Part II of the Act, and for the purpos es of sections 231 and 232 in Part III of the 
Act, as a library or archive for which copies of  any material to which those sections relate 
may be made and supplied by the librarian or  archivist of a prescribed library or 
prescribed archive. 
(4) In this Regulation “conducted for profit” , in relation to a li brary or archive, 
means a library or archive which is establ ished or conducted for profit or which forms 
part of, or is administered by, a body established or conducted for profit. 
4.       No copy of any material may be suppl ied by a librarian or arch ivist of a prescribed 
library or prescribed archive under the provi sions of sections 61, 62 or 229 of the Act 
unless the following conditions are met: 
(a) the person requesting the material shall supply the librarian or archivist with a 
declaration in writing in relation to th e material concerned, substantially in 
accordance with Form A in Schedule 2 to  these Regulations and signed in the 
manner therein indicated, and 
(b) that such person is requi red to pay for the copy a sum not less than the cost 
(including contribution to th e general expenses of the library) of its production. 
5.       For the purposes of sections  64, 65, 231 and 232 of the Act the following 
conditions shall be complied with when the librar ian or archivist of a prescribed library or 
archive makes and supplies material unde r the provisions of these sections: 
(a) the prescribed library or prescribed archive receiving copies  of material under 
these sections is not furnished with more  than one copy of the said material; and 
(b) the prescribed library or prescribed archive receiving copies  of material under 
these sections shall be required to pay for the copy a sum not less than the cost 
(including a contribution to the general e xpenses of the library ) of its production. 
6.       For the purposes of sections 67 and 234 of the Act the following conditions shall 
be complied with when the librarian or archiv ist of a prescribed library or prescribed 
archive makes and supplies copies of materi al under the provisions of these sections: 
(a) the person requesting the material shall supply the librarian or archivist with a 
declaration in writing, in relation to th e material concerned, substantially in 
accordance with Form B in Schedule 2 to  these Regulations and signed in the 
manner therein indicated, and (b) the person requesting the material is required to pay for the copy a sum not less 
than the cost (including a contribution to the general expenses of the library or 
archive) of its production. 
SCHEDULE 1 
Regulation 3 
PART A 
Regulation 3(1) and (2) 
1. Any library or archive administered by, or under the management or control of a 
library authority within the meaning of sec tion 32 of the Local Government Act, 1994 , 
or by a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act, 1941 , or by a 
Health Board. 
2. Any library or archive of any educational establishment within the meaning of section 
2 (1) of the Act, or prescrib ed by the Minister as an educ ational establishment under the 
provisions of section 55 of the Act. 
3. The Library of the Houses of the Oireachtas. 
4. The National Library of Ireland. 5. The Library of the Royal Irish Academy. 
6. The Public Record Office of Ireland. 
7. The National Archive. 8.       The Law Library, Four Courts, Dublin 7. 
9. Any library or archive administered as pa rt of a government department, an office of 
State, or other office or ag ency operating within the aegis of a Minister of the 
Government. 10. Any other library or archive in the St ate which is conducted for the purpose of 
facilitating or encouraging th e study of administration, biblio graphy, education, fine arts, 
history, languages, law, lite rature, management, medicine, music, philosophy, religion, 
science (including natural a nd social science) or tec hnology, or administered by any 
establishment or organisation which is conduc ted wholly or mainly for such a purpose. 
PART B 
Regulation 3(3) Any library or archive located outside the State which is conducted for the purpose of 
facilitating or encouraging th e study of administration, biblio graphy, education, fine arts, 
history, languages, law, lite rature, management, medicine, music, philosophy, religion, 
science (including natural a nd social science) or tec hnology, or administered by any 
establishment or organisation which is conduc ted wholly or mainly for such a purpose. 
SCHEDULE 2 
Regulation 4 
FORM A 
DECLARATION 
COPYING OF PROTECTED MATERIAL BY LIBRARIANS AND ARCHIVISTS 
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESEARCH AND PRIVATE STUDY 
To: 
The * Librarian/Archivist of ............................L ibrary/Archive [Address of 
Library/Archive] 
Please supply me with a copy of [description of material] 
required by me for the purposes of research or private study. 
2. I declare that — 
(a) I have not previously been supplied with a copy of the same material by you or 
any other librarian or archivist; or 
(b) I have previously been supplied with a copy of the same material by you or 
another librarian or archivist but that copy has since been * lost, stolen, 
discarded or destroyed or a peri od of time of some has passed: 
(c) I will not use the copy except for research or private study and will not supply 
a copy of it to any other person; and 
(d) To the best of my knowledge no more than 2 other persons with whom I work 
or study has made or intends to make, at or about the same time as this 
request, a request for substantially the same purpose. 
3. I understand that if the declar ation is false in a material particular the copy supplied to 
me by you will be an infringing copy and that  I shall be liable for infringement of 
copyright as if I had made the copy myself. ** Signature............................... 
Date...................................... 
Name.............................. 
Address........................... 
FORM B 
Regulation 6 
DECLARATION 
COPYING BY LIBRARIANS AND ARCH IVISTS OF CERTAIN MATERIALS 
WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN LAWFULLY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC 
To: 
The * Librarian/Archivist of ...................................* Library/Archive [Address of 
Library/Archive] 
Please supply me with a copy of  [description of material]: 
required by me for the purposes of research or private study. 
2. I declare that — 
(a) I have not previously been supplied with a copy of the same material by you or 
any other librarian or archivist; 
(b) I will not use the copy except for research or private study and will not supply 
a copy of it to any other person; and 
(c) To the best of my knowledge the work had not previously been made available 
to the public before the document was deposited in your * library/archive and 
the copyright owner has not pr ohibited copying of the work. 
3. I understand that if the declar ation is false in a material particular the copy supplied to 
me by you will be an infringing copy and that  I shall be liable for infringement of 
copyright as if I had made the copy myself. 
** Signature............................... 
Date ................................... Name .............................. 
Address ........................... 
 GIVEN under my Hand this 15th day of December, 2000 
 Tom Kitt  
 Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
[This Note is not part of the Instrument, a nd does not purport to be a legal interpretation] 
These Regulations prescribe libraries and arch ives for the purposes of certain exceptions 
relating to the copying of protec ted materials, as required by th e relevant sections of the 
Copyright and Related Rights Ac t, 2000 , and prescribes the c onditions that must be met 
where certain exceptions of this nature are availed of. 
Published by the Stationery Office, Dublin 
* Delete whichever is inappropriate. 
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**This shall be personal signa ture of the person making the request. A stamped or 
typewritten signature, or the signatur e of an agent, is NOT acceptable. 
* Delete whichever is inappropriate 
*Delete whichever is inappropriate 
* Delete whichever is inappropriate 
**This shall be personal signa ture of the person making the request. A stamped or 
typewritten signature, or the signatur e of an agent, is NOT acceptable.