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Laying of Regulations before the House of Representatives. 17. Regulations made under this Law shall be laid before the House of Representatives. If within thirty days of such laying the House of Representatives does not by resolution amend or annul, in whole or in part, the Regulations so laid, they shall then, soon after the expiry of the period hereinafter mentioned, be published in the official Gazette of the Republic and they shall come into force as from such publication. In the event of their amendment, in whole or in part, by the House of Representatives, such Regulations shall be published in the official Gazette of the Republic as amended by the House of Representatives and they shall come into force as from such publication.

Extent of application of the Law.. 18. This Law shall apply in relation to works made before the commencement thereof in the same manner as it applies in relation to works made subsequently. This Law shall apply also to works which should be eligible for protection by virtue of international treaties or international conventions binding the Republic.

Abrogation of common law rights.. 19. No copyright or right in the nature of copyright shall subsist otherwise than by virtue of this Law or of some other enactment in that behalf.

Existing Contracts. 20. Any contract entered into under any other Law and being valid on the date of the commencement of this Law shall be governed until the termination or expiry thereof by the Law which was in force on the date when it was entered into.

Repeal.
Cap. 264
1 & 2 George 5 c. 46.
12. The Copyright Law is hereby repealed and the provisions of the United Kingdom Copyright Act, 1911, which are in force thereunder shall cease to have effect,

Commencement of this Law. 22. This Law shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Council of Ministers by notice published in the official Gazette of the Republic.