240 Crown use of designs
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (1988 c 48) | Legislation

Crown use of designs

240  Crown use of designs

(1)     A government department, or a person authorised in writing by a government department, may without the licence of the design right owner—

(a)     do anything for the purpose of supplying articles for the services of the Crown, or

(b)     dispose of articles no longer required for the services of the Crown;

and nothing done by virtue of this section infringes the design right.

(2)     References in this Part to “the services of the Crown” are to—

(a)     the defence of the realm,

(b)     foreign defence purposes, and

(c)     health service purposes.

(3)     The reference to the supply of articles for “foreign defence purposes” is to their supply—

(a)     for the defence of a country outside the realm in pursuance of an agreement

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