66 Acts done under statutory authority
  • (1) Where the doing of a particular act is specifically authorised by an enactment, the doing of that act does not infringe copyright, unless the enactment provides otherwise.

    (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as excluding any defence of statutory authority otherwise available under or pursuant to any enactment.

    Compare: Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 s 50 (UK)