- Made under
- Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
- Enforced by
- IPO
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person2
Plus 9 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
What it requires
Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1
PRELIMINARY
1 of 6 sections shown
s.003
Overriding objective (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Cooperate with the Copyright Tribunal to ensure cases are dealt with justlyAny Person
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 2
COMMENCING PROCEEDINGS
0 of 5 sections shown5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 3
RESPONSE TO THE PROCEEDINGS
2 of 2 sections shown
s.012
Acknowledgement and notification (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary must acknowledge applications and notify respondentsTribunal / Court
s.013
The response (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Respond to a Copyright Tribunal application within 28 daysAny Person
Part 4
INTERVENTION AND CONSOLIDATION
1 of 3 sections shown
s.014
Publication of application (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal Secretary must publish application notice on Tribunal WebsiteTribunal / Court
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 5
ALLOCATION
1 of 2 sections shown
s.017
Allocation (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must allocate applications to track and notify partiesTribunal / Court
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 6
CASE MANAGEMENT AND PREPARATION FOR HEARING
3 of 9 sections shown
s.019
Case management – general (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must actively exercise case-management powers to ensure applications are dealt with justlyTribunal / Court
s.021
Procedure for small applications (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must give directions and notify parties of decision and hearing datesTribunal / Court
s.023
Oral hearing of a standard application (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary must notify parties of oral hearing date, time and place in writingTribunal / Court
6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 7
THE HEARING
1 of 2 sections shown
s.029
Procedure at the hearing (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must conduct hearings fairly and efficientlyTribunal / Court
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 8
DELIVERY OF THE DECISION
1 of 3 sections shown
s.030
Delivery of the decision (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal must give written decision with reasonsTribunal / Court
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 9
APPEALS FROM THE TRIBUNAL
1 of 2 sections shown
s.034
Suspension of order (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Tribunal Secretary must notify parties when an order is suspendedTribunal / Court
1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 10
INTERIM ORDERS AND AWARDS
0 of 2 sections shown2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 11
SUPPLEMENTARY
0 of 7 sections shown7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 12
TRANSITIONAL AND REVOCATION
0 of 2 sections shown2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 3 shown3 other schedules
s.sch002
The relevant fee is £15 for an application for directions...
s.sch002
The relevant fee is £25 for (a) an application for...
s.sch002
The relevant fee is £50 for an application made under...
Connected legislation
The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.