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528 PDFTitle:COPYRIGHT ORDINANCEGazette Number:
Section:76Heading:Performance, showing or playing of works for purposes of club, society, etc.Version Date:30/06/1997

(1) It is not an infringement of the copyright in a work (other than a broadcast or a cable programme) to perform, show or play it as part of the activities of, or for the benefit of, a club, society or other organization if the following conditions are met.
(2) The conditions are-

        (a) that the club, society or organization is not established or conducted for profit and its main objects are charitable or are otherwise concerned with the advancement of religion, education or social welfare; and
        (b) that the proceeds of any charge for admission to the place where the work is to be performed, shown or played are applied solely for the purposes of the club, society or organization.
[cf. 1988 c. 48 s. 67 U.K.]