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PREVENTION OF COPYRIGHT PIRACY
Ord. No. 22 of 1998
A479

36. Disclosure of information, inspection, release of samples, etc.

Sections 126 and 128 of the Copyright Ordinance (92 of 1997) shall apply in respect of any optical disc, machinery, equipment or other thing seized, removed or detained by an authorized officer under section 18(2) or any machinery, equipment or other thing sealed by an authorized officer under section 18(5) of this Ordinance, with such modifications as the circumstances require.

37. Multilateral co-operation

The Commissioner may, for the purpose of promoting multilateral co-operation in the protection of intellectual property rights, disclose information obtained in pursuance of this Ordinance to the customs authorities or other authorities responsible for the enforcement of intellectual property rights of—

(a) any country, territory or area which is, at the relevant time, a member of the World Trade Organization; or
(b) such other country, territory or area as the Commissioner thinks fit.

38. Regulations

The Secretary for Trade and Industry may make regulations—

(a) prescribing anything required or permitted to be prescribed under this Ordinance; and
(b) for the better carrying into effect of the provisions of this Ordinance in relation to any matter.

39. Amendment of Schedules

The Secretary for Trade and Industry may by order amend Schedule 1 or 2.

40. Saving for other enactments

The provisions of this Ordinance are in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of—

(a) the Copyright Ordinance (92 of 1997); or
(b) any other Ordinance relating to the manufacture of optical discs.