Declarations made upon ratification: "(1) In respect of Article 5 (1) (b) and in accordance with Article 5 (3) of the Convention, the United Kingdom will not apply, in respect of phonograms, the criterion of fixation; (2) In respect of Article 6 (1) and in accordance with Article 6 (2) of the Convention, the United Kingdom will protect broadcasts only if the headquarters of the broadcasting organisation is situated in another Contracting State and the broadcast was transmitted from a transmitter situated in the same Contracting State; (3) In respect of Article 12 and in accordance with Article 16 (1) of the Convention, (a) The United Kingdom will not apply the provisions of Article 12 in respect of the following uses: (i) The causing of a phonogram to be heard in public at any premises where persons reside or sleep, as part of the amenities provided exclusively or mainly for residents or inmates therein except where a special charge is made for admission to the part of the premises where the phonogram is to be heard. (ii) The causing of a phonogram to be heard in public as part of the activities of, or for the benefit of, a club, society or other organisation which is not established or conducted for profit and whose main objects are charitable or are otherwise concerned with the advancement of religion, education or social welfare, except where a charge is made for admission to the place where the phonogram is to be heard, and any of the proceeds of the charge are applied otherwise than for the purposes of the organisation. (b) As regards phonograms the producer of which is not a national of another Contracting State or as regards phonograms the producer of which is a national of a Contracting State which has made a declaration under Article 16 (1) (a) (i) stating that it will not apply the provisions of Article 12, the United Kingdom will not grant the protection provided for by Article 12, unless, in either event, the phonogram has been first published in a Contracting State which has made no such declaration."
Extension of application to the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey notified on September 30, 2020, with effect from December 30, 2020.
Extension of application to the Isle of Man notified on April 28, 1999, with effect from July 28, 1999.
Extension of application to Bermuda notified on March 10, 1970, with effect from June 10, 1970.
Extension of application to Gibraltar notified on December 20, 1966, with effect from March 20, 1967.
The territorial applications were effected subject to the same declarations as those made on behalf of the United Kingdom upon ratification of the Convention.
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