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Copyright Act, 2001 (Act No. 12 of 2001, as amended up to Act No. 20 of 2019), Kenya
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Year of Version
2019
Dates
Amended up to:
October 2, 2019
Commenced:
February 1, 2003
Assented:
December 31, 2001
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Traditional Cultural Expressions
Notes
This consolidated version of the Copyright Act, 2001 takes into account amendments up to the Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act No. 20 of 2019), which entered into force on October 2, 2019.
The said amending Act No. 20 of 2019 introduced amendments to the following provisions of this consolidated version:
- Part I, section 2;
- Part II, sections 5, 6, 11, 19 & 21;
- Part III, sections 22 to 30, and sections 30, 30B, 33 & 33A;
- The entire Part IV;
- Part V, section 43; and
- The entire Part VII (except section 46A);
- Part VIII, section 49 and Second Schedule.
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Copyright Act, 2001 (Act No. 12 of 2001, as amended up to Act No. 20 of 2019)
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