(2)  Any  constable  may  take  into  custody  without  war-  Const.ibie may

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rant  any  person  who  in  any  street  or  public  place  sells  or  tody  without
exposes,  offers,  or  has  in  his  possession  for  sale  any  pirated
copies  of  any  such  musical  work  as  may  be  specified  in  any
general  written  authority  addressed  to  the  chief  officer  of
police,  and  signed  by  the  apparent  owner  of  the  copyright
in  such  work  or  his  agent  thereto  authorised  in  writing,
requesting  the  arrest,  at  the  risk  of  such  owner,  of  all
persons  found  committing  offences  under  this  section  in
respect  to  such  work,  or  who  offers  for  sale  any  pirated
copies  of  any  such  specified  musical  work  by  personal  can-
vass or  by  personally  delivering  advertisements  or  circulars.
(3)  A  copy  of  every  written  authority  addressed  to  a
chief  officer  of  police  under  this  section  shall  be  open  to


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38  and  39
Vict.  c.  62.
Eight  of  entry
by  police  fop
execution  of
act.
Definitions  :

"Pirated

copies."


"lliisical
work."


Words  in
brackets  and
italics  repealed
by  copyright
act.  1911.
"Plates."


inspection  at  all  reasonable  hours  by  any  person  without
payment  of  any  fee,  and  any  person  may  take  copies  of
or  make  extracts  from  any  such  authority.
(4)  Any  person  aggrieved  by  a  summary  conviction
under  this  section  may  in  England  or  Ireland  appeal  to  a
court  of  quarter  sessions,  and  in  Scotland  under  and  in
terms  of  the  Summary  Prosecutions  Appeals  (Scotland)
Act,  1875.
