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167.
Government and Legislative Council copyright
Ill Where a work has been made by His Majesty the Sultan
Government and Yang Di-Pertuan or by a public officer in the course of his copyright.
duties-
{a} it qualifies for copyright protection notwith-standing subsection (1) of section 162; and
{b} His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan is the first owner of any copyright in the work.
(2)
Copyright in such a work is referred to in this Part as
Government copyright, notwithstanding that it may be, or may have been, assigned to another person.
(3)
Government copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work continues to subsist -
{a} until the end of the period of one hundred and twenty-five years from the end of the year in which it was made; or
{b} if it was published commercially before the end of the period of seventy-five years from the end of the year in which it was made, until the end of the period of fifty years from the end of the year in which it was first so published.
(4)
In the case of a work of joint authorship where one or more but not all of the authors are persons falling within subsection
(lL this section applies only in relation to those authors and the copyright subsisting by virtue of their contribution of the work.
(5)
Except as mentioned in this section, and subject to any express exclusion elsewhere in this Part, this Part applies in relation to Government copyright as to other copyright.
(6)
This section does not apply to work if, or to the extent that, Legislative Council copyright subsists in the work.

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s 167Government and Legislative Council copyright

Ill Where a work has been made by His Majesty the Sultan

Government and Yang Di-Pertuan or by a public officer in the course of his copyright.

duties-

{a} it qualifies for copyright protection notwith-standing subsection (1) of section 162; and

{b} His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan is the first owner of any copyright in the work.

(2)

Government copyright, notwithstanding that it may be, or may have been, assigned to another person.

(3)

Government copyright in a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work continues to subsist -

{a} until the end of the period of one hundred and twenty-five years from the end of the year in which it was made; or

{b} if it was published commercially before the end of the period of seventy-five years from the end of the year in which it was made, until the end of the period of fifty years from the end of the year in which it was first so published.

(4)

In the case of a work of joint authorship where one or more but not all of the authors are persons falling within subsection

(lL this section applies only in relation to those authors and the copyright subsisting by virtue of their contribution of the work.

(5)

Except as mentioned in this section, and subject to any express exclusion elsewhere in this Part, this Part applies in relation to Government copyright as to other copyright.

(6)

This section does not apply to work if, or to the extent that, Legislative Council copyright subsists in the work.