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Number 19 of 1968
PERFORMERS' PROTECTION ACT, 1968
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Act Referred to | |
1963, No. 10. | |
Number 19 of 1968
PERFORMERS' PROTECTION ACT, 1968
Interpretation.
1.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“broadcast” means broadcast by wireless telegraphy whether by way of sound broadcasting or of television;
“cinematograph film” means any print, negative, tape or other article on which a performance of performers or part thereof is recorded for the purposes of visual reproduction;
“communication to the public” includes transmission by wire to subscribers to a diffusion service;
“performance” means a performance of any actors, singers, musicians, dancers or other persons who act, sing, deliver, declaim, play in or otherwise perform literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, and includes any such performance rendered or intended to be rendered audible or visible by mechanical or electrical means;
“performers”, in the case of a mechanical performance, means the persons whose performance is mechanically reproduced;
“Radio Telefís Éireann” means the broadcasting authority established by virtue of the Broadcasting Authority Acts, 1960 to 1966;
“rebroadcast” means the simultaneous broadcast by one broadcasting organisation of a broadcast of another broadcasting organisation;
“record” means any record or similar contrivance for reproducing sound, including the sound-track of a cinematograph film.
(2) Any reference in this Act to the making of a cinematograph film is a reference to the carrying out of any process whereby a performance or part thereof is recorded for the purposes of visual reproduction.
Prohibition of making records without consent of performers.
2.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, if a person knowingly—
(a) makes a record, directly or indirectly from or by means of a performance without the consent in writing of the performers, or
(b) sells or lets for hire, or distributes for the purposes of trade, or by way of trade exposes or offers for sale or hire, a record made or deemed to have been made in contravention of this Act, or
(c) uses for the purposes of a broadcast or communication to the public such a record,
he shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding five pounds for each record in respect of which an offence is proved, but not exceeding one hundred pounds in respect of any one transaction or on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding two thousand pounds.
(2) Where a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) (a) of this section, it shall be a defence to prove that the record to which the charge relates was made for his private and domestic use only.
(3) The making of a record from or by means of a performance without the consent in writing of the performers shall not be a contravention of subsection (1) of this section if—
(a) the record was made by Radio Telefís Éireann by means of its own facilities, the performers had consented in writing to the broadcasting of the performance by Radio Telefís Éireann and the record, or a reproduction thereof, was not used by Radio Telefís Éireann for any purpose other than such broadcasting, or
(b) the record was—
(i) a reproduction of a performance incorporated in a record made with the consent of the performers and the reproduction was not made for a purpose different from those for which that consent was given, or
(ii) a reproduction of a performance incorporated in a record made for the purpose of reporting current events and the reproduction was not made for a different purpose, or
(iii) a reproduction of a performance incorporated in a record by way of background, or otherwise as incidental to the principal matters comprised or represented in the record, and the reproduction was not made for a different purpose.
(4) Where Radio Telefís Éireann makes a record (other than a record of the kind referred to in subsection (3) (b) of this section) directly or indirectly by means of its own facilities of a performance without the consent in writing of the performers, but the performance is one to the broadcasting of which the performers had consented in writing, Radio Telefís Éireann shall, not more than six months after the date on which the making of the record was completed or such longer period (if any) as may be agreed upon by Radio Telefís Éireann and the performers, destroy the record and any reproductions of it, and, if Radio Telefís Éireann contravenes the provisions of this subsection, it shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
(5) (a) Subsection (4) of this section shall not apply in relation to a record of a performance which is of an exceptional documentary character, but such a record shall not be used for broadcasting or for any other purpose without the consent of the performers and section 12 (9) of the Copyright Act, 1963, shall apply in relation thereto as if it were a reproduction of a work made under subsection (7) of that section which is of an exceptional documentary character.
(b) A person who contravenes paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds and, on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding two thousand pounds.
Prohibition of making cinematograph films without consent of performers.
3.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, if a person knowingly—
(a) makes a cinematograph film, directly or indirectly, from or by means of a performance without the consent in writing of the performers, or
(b) sells or lets for hire, or distributes for the purposes of trade, or by way of trade exposes or offers for sale or hire, a cinematograph film made or deemed to have been made in contravention of this Act, or
(c) uses for the purposes of a broadcast or communication to the public such a cinematograph film,
he shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding five pounds for each fifty feet of film in respect of which an offence is proved, but not exceeding one hundred pounds in respect of any one transaction or on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding two thousand pounds.
(2) Where a person is charged with an offence under subsection (1) (a) of this section, it shall be a defence to prove that the cinematograph film to which the charge relates was made for his private and domestic use only.
(3) The making by Radio Telefís Éireann by means of its own facilities of a cinematograph film from or by means of a performance without the consent in writing of the performers shall not be a contravention of subsection (1) of this section if—
(a) the performers had consented in writing to the broadcasting of the performance by Radio Telefís Éireann and the film or a reproduction of it was not used by Radio Telefís Éireann for any purpose other than the broadcast, or
(b) the film was a film of a performance incorporated in a cinematograph film lawfully made.
(4) Where Radio Telefís Éireann makes a cinematograph film (other than a film of the kind referred to in subsection (3) (b) of this section) directly or indirectly by means of its own facilities of a performance without the consent in writing of the performers, but the performance is one to the broadcasting of which the performers had consented in writing, Radio Telefís Éireann shall, not more than six months after the date on which the making of the film was completed or such longer period (if any) as may be agreed upon by Radio Telefís Éireann and the performers, destroy the film and any reproductions of it, and, if Radio Telefís Éireann contravenes the provisions of this subsection, it shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
(5) (a) Subsection (4) of this section shall not apply in relation to a film of a performance which is of an exceptional documentary character, but such a film shall not be used for broadcasting or for any other purpose without the consent of the performers and section 12 (9) of the Copyright Act, 1963, shall apply in relation thereto as if it were a reproduction of a work made under subsection (7) of that section which is of an exceptional documentary character.
(b) A person who contravenes paragraph (a) of this subsection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds and, on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding two thousand pounds.
Foreign records and films to be deemed to contravene Act in certain circumstances.
4.—For the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 2 (1) of this Act and paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 3 (1) of this Act, a record or film to which an order under section 12 of this Act applies and which is made directly or indirectly from or by means of a performance shall, if the consent of any performer to the making of the record or film was required by the law of the country in which it was made, be deemed to have been made in contravention of the Act if, whether knowingly or not, it was made without the consent so required.
Prohibition of broadcasting without consent of performers.
5.—Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person who, otherwise than by the use of a record or cinematograph film or the reception of a broadcast, knowingly broadcasts or makes a communication to the public of a performance of performers, or any part of such a performance, without the consent in writing of the performers, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
Rebroadcasting of performances.
6.—A consent to the broadcasting of a performance shall, unless the consent provides otherwise, be deemed to include consent to the rebroadcasting of the performance.
Prohibition of making or having plates for making records in contravention of Act.
7.—If a person makes, or has in his possession a plate or similar contrivance for the purpose of making records in contravention of this Act, he shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
Power of court to order destruction of records contravening Act.
8.—The court before which any proceedings are taken under this Act may, on conviction of the offender, order that all records, cinematograph films, plates or similar contrivances in the possession of the offender which appear to the court to have been made in contravention of this Act, or to be adapted for the making of records in contravention of this Act, and in respect of which the offender has been convicted, be destroyed, or otherwise dealt with as the court may think fit.
Special defences.
9.—Notwithstanding anything in the preceding provisions of this Act, where a person is charged with an offence under any provision of this Act, it shall be a defence to prove—
(a) that the record, cinematograph film, broadcast or communication to the public to which the charge relates was made only for the purpose of reporting current events, or
(b) that the inclusion of the performance in question in the record, cinematograph film, broadcast or communication to the public to which the charge relates was only by way of background or was otherwise only incidental to the principal matters comprised or represented in the record, film, broadcast or communication to the public.
Consent on behalf of performers.
10.—Where in any proceedings under this Act it is proved—
(a) that the record, cinematograph film, broadcast or communication to the public to which the proceedings relate was made with the consent in writing of a person who, at the time of giving the consent, represented that he was authorised by the performers to give it on their behalf, and
(b) that the person making the record, film, broadcast or communication to the public had no reasonable grounds for believing that the person giving the consent was not so authorised,
the provisions of this Act shall apply as if it had been proved that the performers had themselves consented in writing to the making of the record, film, broadcast or communication to the public.
Giving of consent without authority.
11.—(1) Where—
(a) a record, cinematograph film, broadcast or transmission is made with the consent in writing of a person who, at the time of giving the consent, represented that he was authorised by the performers to give it on their behalf when to his knowledge he was not so authorised, and
(b) the consent would, by virtue of section 10 of this Act afford a defence to any proceedings in relation to such making against the person to whom the consent was given,
the person giving the consent shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
(2) The said section 10 shall not apply to proceedings under this section.
Application of certain provisions of Act to other countries.
12.—(1) The Government may by order provide that such provisions of this Act as may be specified in the order shall apply in relation to performances, records and cinematograph films, respectively, made in such foreign countries or group or groups of foreign countries as may be specified in the order, in circumstances that are such that, if the performances, records or cinematograph films had been made in the State, the making would have contravened the provisions of the Act.
(2) The Government shall not make an order under this section applying any of the provisions of this Act in respect of any country which is not a party to a convention for the protection of performers to which the State is also a party unless the Government is satisfied that provision has been or will be made under the laws of that country whereby adequate protection will be given in that country to performances in the State.
(3) The Government may by order revoke or amend an order under this section including an order under this subsection.
(4) Every order made under this section shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made, and if a resolution annulling the order is passed by either House within the next twenty-one days on which that House has sat after the order has been laid before it, the order shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.
Short title and commencement.
13.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Performers' Protection Act, 1968.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day as the Minister for Industry and Commerce appoints by order.
Uimhir 19 de 1968
AN tACHT UM CHOSAINT TAIBHEOIRÍ, 1968
[An tiontú oifigiúil.]
Léiriú.
1.—(1) San Acht seo, mura n-éilíonn an comhthéacs a mhalairt—
ciallaíonn “craoladh” craoladh trí raidiótheileagrafaíocht cibé acu fuaimchraoladh nó craoladh teilifíse é;
ciallaíonn “scannán cineamatagrafach” aon phrionta, claonchló, téip nó earra eile a bhfuil taibhiú, nó cuid de thaibhiú, ag taibheoirí taifeadta air lena atáirgeadh don tsúil;
folaíonn “craobhscaoileadh chun an phobail” forleathadh de shreang chun rannpháirtithe i seirbhís idirleata;
ciallaíonn “taibhiú” taibhiú ag aon aisteoirí, amhránaithe, ceoltóirí, rinceoirí nó daoine eile a dhéanann aisteoireacht, amhránaíocht, urlabhairt, reacaireacht nó seinm i saothair litríochta, drámaíochta, ceoil nó ealaíne, nó a dhéanann taibhiú ar shlí eile ar an gcéanna, agus folaíonn sé aon taibhiú den sórt sin a dhéantar, nó a bheartaítear a dhéanamh, inchloiste nó infheicthe le meáin mheicniúla nó meáin leictreacha;
ciallaíonn “taibheoirí”, i gcás taibhiú meicniúil, na daoine a ndéantar a dtaibhiú a atáirgeadh go meicniúil;
ciallaíonn “Radio Telefís Éireann” an t-údarás craolacháin a bunaíodh de bhua na nAchtanna um Údarás Craolacháin, 1960 go 1966;
ciallaíonn “athchraoladh” craoladh comhthráthach ag eagras craolacháin amháin ar chraoladh le heagras craolacháin eile;
ciallaíonn “taifead” aon taifead nó deis dá shamhail chun fuaim a atáirgeadh, lena n-áirítear fuaimrian scannáin chineamatagrafaigh.
(2) Aon tagairt atá san Acht seo do scannán cineamatagrafach a dhéanamh, is tagairt í d'aon phróis a chur í gcrích trína ndéantar taibhiú nó cuid de thaibhiú a thaifeadadh lena atáirgeadh don tsúil.
Toirmeasc ar thaifid a dhéanamh gan toiliú ó na taibheoirí.
2.—(1) Faoi réir forálacha an Achta seo, má dhéanann duine go feasach—
(a) taifead, go díreach nó go neamhdhíreach, ó thaibhiú nó trí thaibhiú gan toiliú i scríbhinn ó na taibheoirí, nó
(b) taifead a rinneadh nó a mheastar a rinneadh contrártha don Acht seo a dhíol, nó a ligean ar fruiliú, nó a imdháil chun críocha trádála, nó ar mhodh trádála, taifead den sórt sin a thaispeáint nó a thairiscint chun a dhíolta nó a fhruilithe, nó
(c) taifead den sórt sin a úsáid le haghaidh craoladh nó craobhscaoileadh chun an phobail,
beidh sé ciontach i gcion, agus, ar a chiontú go hachomair, dlífear fíneáil a chur air nach mó ná cúig phunt in aghaidh gach taifid ar cruthaíodh cion ina leith, ach nach mó ná céad punt i leith aon idirbhirt áirithe, nó ar a chiontú ar dhíotáil dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná dhá mhíle punt a chur air.
(2) I gcás ina gcúiseofar duine i gcion faoi fho-alt (1) (a) den alt seo, is cosaint é a chruthú gur chun a úsáide príobháidí agus tís féin agus chuige sin amháin a rinneadh an taifead lena mbaineann an cúiseamh.
(3) Ní sárú é ar fho-alt (1) den alt seo taifead a dhéanamh ó thaibhiú nó trí thaibhiú gan toiliú i scríbhinn ó na taibheoirí más rud é—
(a) gurb é Radio Telefís Éireann a rinne an taifead lena áiseanna féin, gur thoiligh na taibheoirí i scríbhinn an taibhiú a chraoladh ag Radio Telefís Éireann agus nach ndearna Radio Telefís Éireann an taifead, ná atáirgeadh air, a úsáid chun críche ar bith seachas an craoladh sin, nó
(b) gurb é a bhí sa taifead—
(i) atáirgeadh ar thaibhiú a corpraíodh i dtaifead a rinneadh le toiliú na dtaibheoirí agus nach chun críche seachas iad siúd ar chucu a tugadh an toiliú sin a rinneadh an t-atáirgeadh, nó
(ii) atáirgeadh ar thaibhiú a corpraíodh i dtaifead a rinneadh chun cúrsaí reatha a thuairisciú agus nach chun críche seachas é sin a rinneadh an t-atáirgeadh, nó
(iii) atáirgeadh ar thaibhiú a corpraíodh i dtaifead mar chúlra, nó lena bheith teagmhasach ar shlí eile i leith leis na príomh-ábhair a bhí, nó a bhí faoi léiriú, sa taifead agus nach chun críche seachas é sin a rinneadh an t-atáirgeadh.
(4) I gcás ina ndéanfaidh Radio Telefís Éireann taifead (seachas taifead den chineál dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt (3) (b) den alt seo), go díreach nó go neamhdhíreach, lena áiseanna féin ar thaibhiú gan toiliú i scríbhinn ó na taibheoirí, ach gur taibhiú é ar thoiligh na taibheoirí i scríbhinn lena chraoladh, déanfaidh Radio Telefís Éireann, tráth nach déanaí ná sé mhí tar éis an dáta a críochnaíodh déanamh an taifid nó cibé tréimhse (más ann) is faide ná sin ar a gcomhaontófar idir Radio Telefís Éireann agus na taibheoirí, an taifead agus aon atáirgthí air a scriosadh, agus, má sháraíonn Radio Telefís Éireann forálacha an fho-ailt seo, beidh sé ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt a chur air.
(5) (a) Ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-alt (4) den alt seo maidir le taifead ar thaibhiú is de chineál sainfhaisnéiseach, ach ní úsáidfear taifead den sórt sin chun craoladh ná chun aon críche eile gan toiliú na dtaibheoirí agus beidh feidhm ag alt 12 (9) den Acht Cóipchirt, 1963, maidir leis ionann is dá mba atáirgeadh é faoi fho-alt (7) den alt sin ar shaothar de chineál sainfhaisnéiseach.
(b) Aon duine a sháróidh mír (a) den fho-alt seo, beidh sé ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt, agus, ar a chiontú ar dhíotáil, fíneáil nach mó ná dhá mhíle punt, a chur air.
Toirmeasc ar scannáin chineamatagrafacha a dhéanamh gan toiliú ó thaibheoirí.
3.—(1) Faoi réir forálacha an Achta seo, má dhéanann duine go feasach—
(a) scannán cineamatagrafach, go díreach nó go neamhdhíreach, ó thaibhiú nó trí thaibhiú gan toiliú i scríbhinn ó na taibheoirí, nó
(b) scannán cineamatagrafach a rinneadh nó a mheastar a rinneadh contrártha don Acht seo a dhíol nó a ligean ar fruiliú, nó a imdháil chun críocha trádála, nó, ar mhodh trádála, scannán den sórt sin a thaispeáint nó a thairiscint chun a dhíolta nó a fhruilithe, nó
(c) scannán cineamatagrafach den sórt sin a úsáid le haghaidh craoladh nó craobhscaoileadh chun an phobail,
beidh sé ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil a chur air nach mó ná cúig phunt in aghaidh gach caoga troigh scannáin ar cruthaíodh cion ina leith, ach nach mó ná céad punt i leith aon idirbhirt áirithe, nó ar a chiontú ar dhíotáil dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná dhá mhíle punt a chur air.
(2) I gcás ina gcúiseofar duine i gcion faoi fho-alt (1) (a) den alt seo, is cosaint é a chruthú gur chun a úsáide príobháidí agus tís féin agus chuige sin amháin a rinneadh an scannán cineamatagrafach lena mbaineann an cúiseamh.
(3) Ní sárú é ar fho-alt (1) den alt seo Radio Telefís Éireann do dhéanamh scannáin chineamatagrafaigh lena áiseanna féin, nó trí thaibhiú, gan toiliú i scríbhinn ó na taibheoirí más rud é—
(a) gur thoiligh na taibheoirí i scríbhinn le craoladh an taibhithe ag Radio Telefís Éireann agus nár úsáid Radio Telefís Éireann an scannán ná atáirgeadh air chun aon chríche seachas an craoladh, nó
(b) gur scannán de thaibhiú a corpraíodh i scannán cineamatagrafach a rinneadh go dleathach an scannán.
(4) I gcás ina ndéanfaidh Radio Telefís Éireann scannán cineamatagrafach (seachas scannán den chineál dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt (3) (b) den alt seo), go díreach nó go neamhdhíreach, lena áiseanna féin ar thaibhiú gan toiliú i scríbhinn ó na taibheoirí, ach gur taibhiú é ar thoiligh na taibheoirí i scríbhinn lena chraoladh, déanfaidh Radio Telefís Éireann, tráth nach déanaí ná sé mhí tar éis an dáta a críochnaíodh déanamh an scannáin nó cibé tréimhse (más ann) is faide ná sin ar a gcomhaontófar idir Radio Telefís Éireann agus na taibheoirí, an scannán agus aon atáirgthí air a scriosadh, agus, má sháraíonn Radio Telefís Éireann forálacha an fho-ailt seo, beidh sé ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt a chur air.
(5) (a) Ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-alt (4) den alt seo maidir le scannán de thaibhiú is de chinéal sainfhaisnéiseach, ach ní úsáidfear scannán den sórt sin chun craoladh ná chun aon chríche eile gan toiliú na dtaibheoirí, agus beidh feidhm ag alt 12 (9) den Acht Cópchirt, 1963, maidir leis ionann is dá mba atáirgeadh é faoi fho-alt (7) den alt sin ar shaothar de chineál sainfhaisnéiseach.
(b) Aon duine a sháróidh mír (a) den fho-alt seo, beidh sé ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt, agus ar a chiontú ar dhíotáil, fíneáil nach mó ná dhá mhíle punt, a chur air.
Measfar taifid agus scannáin choigríche do shárú an Achta in imthosca áirithe.
4.—Chun críocha míreanna (b) agus (c) d'alt 2 (1) den Acht seo agus míreanna (b) agus (c) d'alt 3 (1) den Acht seo, aon taifead nó scannán lena mbaineann ordú faoi alt 12 den Acht seo agus a rinneadh go díreach nó go neamhdhíreach ó thaibhiú nó trí thaibhiú, measfar, má bhí toiliú aon taibheora le déanamh an taifid nó an scannáin riachtanach de réir dlí na tíre ina ndearnadh é, measfar é a bheith arna dhéanamh contrártha don Acht má rinneadh é, go bhfios nó gan fhios, gan an toiliú a bhí riachtanach amhlaidh.
Toirmeasc ar chraoladh gan toiliú ó na taibheoirí.
5.—Faoi réir forálacha an Achta seo, aon duine a dhéanfaidh go feasach, ar shlí seachas trí thaifead nó scannán cineamatagrafach a úsáid nó trí chraoladh a ghlacadh, taibhiú, nó aon chuid de thaibhiú, ag taibheoirí, a chraoladh nó a chraobhscaoileadh chun an phobail, gan toiliú i scríbhinn ó na taibheoirí, beidh sé ciontach i gcion, agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt a chur air.
Taibhithe a athchraoladh.
6.—Measfar go bhfolaíonn toiliú le taibhiú a chraoladh, mura bhforálann an toiliú a mhalairt, toiliú leis an taibhiú a athchraoladh.
Toirmeasc ar phlátaí shealbhú le taifid a dhéanamh contrártha don Acht.
7.—Má dhéanann duine, nó má bhíonn ina sheilbh, pláta nó feist dá shamhail chun taifid a dhéanamh contrártha don Acht seo, beidh sé ciontach i gcion, agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt a chur air.
Cumhacht ag an gcúirt a taifid a sháraíonn an tAcht a scriosadh.
8.—An chúirt a dtabharfar os a comhair aon imeachtaí faoin Acht seo féadfaidh sí, ar an gciontóir a chiontú, a ordú na taifid, na scannáin chineamatagrafacha nó na plátaí go léir, nó na feistí dá samhail go léir, a bheidh i seilbh an chiontóra agus a mheasfaidh an chúirt a bheith arna ndéanamh contrártha don Acht seo, nó a bheith oiriúnaithe le haghaidh taifid a dhéanamh contrártha don Acht seo, agus ar ciontaíodh an ciontóir ina leith, a scriosadh nó cibé ní eile a dhéanamh leo is cuí leis an gcúirt.
Cosaint speisialta.
9.—D'ainneoin aon ní sna forálacha roimhe seo den Acht seo, i gcás ina gcúiseofar duine i gcion faoi aon fhoráil den Acht seo, is cosaint é a chruthú—
(a) gur chun cúrsaí reatha a thuairisciú agus chuige sin amháin a rinneadh an taifead, an scannán cineamatagrafach, an craoladh nó an craobhscaoileadh chun an phobail, lena mbaineann an cúiseamh, nó
(b) gurb é amháin ba chúis leis an taibhiú atá i gceist a chur isteach sa taifead, sa scannán cineamatagrafach, sa chraoladh nó sa chraobhscaoileadh chun an phobail, lena mbaineann an cúiseamh, é bheith mar chúlra nó a bheith teagmhasach ar shlí eile i leith leis na príomh-ábhair a bhí, nó a bhí faoi léiriú, sa taifead, sa scannán, sa chraoladh nó sa chraobhscaoileadh chun an phobail.
Toiliú thar ceann taibheoirí.
10.—Más rud é, in aon imeachtaí faoin Acht seo, go gcruthófar—
(a) go ndearnadh an taifead, an scannán cineamatagrafach, an craoladh nó an craobhscaoileadh chun an phobail, lena mbaineann na himeachtaí, le toiliú i scríbhinn ó dhuine a chuir i gcéill, tráth an toilithe a thabhairt, go raibh údarás aige ó na taibheoirí é a thabhairt thar a gceann, agus
(b) nach raibh aon chúis réasúnach ag an duine a rinne an taifead, an scannán, an craoladh nó an craobhscaoileadh chun an phobail lena chreidiúint nach raibh an t-údarás sin ag an duine a thug an toiliú,
beidh feidhm ag forálacha an Achta seo ionann is dá mbeadh sé cruthaithe gur thoiligh na taibheoirí féin i scríbhinn leis an taifead, an scannán, an craoladh nó an craobhscaoileadh chun an phobail a dhéanamh.
Toiliú a thabhairt gan údarás.
11.—(1) I gcás—
(a) taifead, scannán cineamatagrafach, craoladh nó forleathadh a dhéanamh le toiliú i scríbhinn ó dhuine a chuir i gcéill, tráth an toilithe a thabhairt, go raibh údarás aige ó na taibheoirí é a thabhairt thar a gceann agus a fhios aige san am nach raibh an t-údarás sin aige, agus
(b) go mbeadh, de bhua alt 10 den Acht seo, an toiliú ina chosaint in aon imeachtaí maidir leis an déanamh sin i gcoinne an duine dar tugadh an toiliú,
beidh an duine a thug an toiliú ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt a chur air.
(2) Ní bheidh feidhm ag an alt sin 10 maidir le himeachtaí faoin alt seo.
Feidhm ag forálacha áirithe den Acht maidir le tíortha eile.
12.—(1) Féadfaidh an Rialtas, le hordú, a fhoráil go mbeidh feidhm ag cibé forálacha den Acht seo a shonrófar san ordú maidir le taibhithe, taifid agus scannáin chineamatagrafacha, faoi seach, a rinneadh i cibé tíortha coigríche nó i cibé grúpa nó grúpaí de thíortha coigríche a shonrófar san ordú, in imthosca is de shórt a bhéarfadh, dá mba sa Stát a rinneadh na taibhithe, na taifid nó na scannáin chineamatagrafacha, gur shárú ar fhorálacha an Achta a ndéanamh.
(2) Ní dhéanfaidh an Rialtas ordú faoin alt seo ag cur aon fhorálacha de chuid an Achta seo chun feidhme maidir le haon tír nach páirtí i gcoinbhinsiún le haghaidh taibheoirí a chosaint ar páirtí ann freisin an Stát mura deimhin leis an Rialtas go ndearnadh nó go ndéanfar socrú faoi dhlíthe na tíre sin trína dtabharfar leorchosaint sa tír sin do thaibhithe sa Stát.
(3) Féadfaidh an Rialtas, le hordú, ordú faoin alt seo, lena n-áirítear ordú faoin bhfo-alt seo, a chúlghairm nó a leasú.
(4) Gach ordú a dhéanfar faoin alt seo, leagfar é faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir tar éis a dhéanta, agus má dhéanann ceachtar Teach acu sin, laistigh den lá is fiche a shuífidh an Teach sin tar éis an t-ordú a leagan faoina bhráid, rún a rith ag neamhniú an ordaithe, beidh an t-ordú ar neamhní dá réir sin ach sin gan dochar do bhailíocht aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin ordú.
Gearrtheideal agus tosach feidhme.
13.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht um Chosaint Taibheoirí, 1968, a ghairm den Acht seo
(2) Tiocfaidh an tAcht seo i ngníomh cibé lá a cheapfaidh an tAire Tionscail agus Tráchtála le hordú.