Libraries Act 1988
sec.70Which material to be delivered
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sec.70 Which material to be delivered
This part applies to— a book, or a part or division of a book; a newspaper, magazine, journal or pamphlet; a map, plan, chart or table; printed music; a film, tape, disk or other like instrument or thing supplied to the general public and designed to reproduce visual images, sound or information; but does not include an edition of any material that does not differ from a former edition that has been delivered as required by section 68 . A reference in section 68 to a copy of the material to which this part applies, where the material is published in various forms of differing quality, is a reference to a copy of the finest quality. A copy of material shall not be taken to be finer than another by reason only that the firstmentioned copy is numbered and signed by the author. (sec.70-ssec.1) This part applies to— a book, or a part or division of a book; a newspaper, magazine, journal or pamphlet; a map, plan, chart or table; printed music; a film, tape, disk or other like instrument or thing supplied to the general public and designed to reproduce visual images, sound or information; but does not include an edition of any material that does not differ from a former edition that has been delivered as required by section 68 . (sec.70-ssec.2) A reference in section 68 to a copy of the material to which this part applies, where the material is published in various forms of differing quality, is a reference to a copy of the finest quality. (sec.70-ssec.3) A copy of material shall not be taken to be finer than another by reason only that the firstmentioned copy is numbered and signed by the author.
- (a) a book, or a part or division of a book;
- (b) a newspaper, magazine, journal or pamphlet;
- (c) a map, plan, chart or table;
- (d) printed music;
- (e) a film, tape, disk or other like instrument or thing supplied to the general public and designed to reproduce visual images, sound or information;