WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO 
IP/N/1/BRB/C/1/Add.2 
8 December 2011 
 (11-6372) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/ 
 inglés 
   
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PR OPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS 
NOTIFIED UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
BARBADOS 
 
Addendum 
 
 The present document reproduces the text1 of the Copyright (Amendment) Act 2006-1, as 
notified by Barbados on 14 Ja nuary 2011 under Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document 
IP/N/1/BRB/3).  
 Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEM ENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À 
LA PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE 
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
BARBADE 
 
Addendum 
 
 Le présent document contient le texte1 de la Loi n° 2006-1 portant modification de la Loi sur 
le droit d'auteur, notifiée par la Barbade le 14 janvier  2011 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le 
document IP/N/1/BRB/3).   
 
 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio  
PRINCIPALES LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DEDICADOS A LA 
PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL NO TIFICADOS EN VIRTUD 
DEL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
BARBADOS 
 
Addendum 
 
  En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 de la Ley de Derecho de Autor 
(modificación) Nº 2006-1, notificado por Barbados el  14 de enero de 2011 en virtud de lo dispuesto 
en el párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del Ac uerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/BRB/3). 
                                                      
 1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente.    IP/N/1/BRB/C/1/Add.2 
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COPYRIGHT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2006 - 1 
 
Arrangement of Sections 
 
 
Section 
 
1.  Short title. 
 2.  Amendment of section 101 of Cap. 300.  3.  Amendment of section 102 of Cap. 300. 
 
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I assent 
 C STRAUGHN HUSBANDS 
 Governor-General 
 15th February, 2006.    
2006 - 1 
 
 
An Act to amend the Copyright Act. 
 
Commencement 
 (23rd February, 2006).    
ENACTED by the Parliament of Barbados as follows: 
 
Short title 
 
1.  This Act may be cited as the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2006. 
 Amendment of section 101 of Cap. 300. 
 
2. Section 101 of the Copyright Act , in this Act referred to as the principal Act, is 
amended by deleting subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following: 
 
"(2)  The Tribunal shall comprise  
 
(a) three attorneys-at-law of at least 10 years standing; and 
 (b)  four other members. 
 
(3)  The members of the Tribunal  
 
(a) shall be appointed by the Minister for a period of 3 years; and 
 (b)  shall be eligible for re-appointment.". 
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  Amendment of section 102 of Cap. 300. 
 
3.  Section 102 of the principal Act is am ended by adding the following new subsection 
after subsection (2):  
"(3)  Where the Tribunal is exercising its jurisdiction  
 
(a) under subsection (1) (a), the matter shall be considered by three members of 
the Tribunal, at least one of whom must  be an attorney-at-law who shall be 
the Chairman of that panel; 
 
(b)  under subsection (1) (b) or (c) the matter shall be considered by five members 
of the Tribunal, at least one of whom mu st be an attorney-at-law who shall be 
Chairman of that panel. 
  
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