Selected year snapshot
For 2025, the active event in this file is Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (UK), as extended to the Turks and Caicos Islands by the Copyright (Turks and Caicos Islands) Order 2003 (SI 2003/2500).
100%
Current rationale
As of 2025, the copyright law in force in the Turks and Caicos Islands is the UK CDPA 1988 as extended by SI 2003/2500. The most permissive research-relevant exception is the fair dealing provision (s.29 as applied), which permits fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose (with sufficient acknowledgement) and for private study. 'Fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright (reproduction, communication, etc.), is open to any user, and applies to all categories of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. This maps to GREEN. The non-commercial restriction does not change the classification per the instructions. Library exceptions (ss.36-42 as applied) also exist but are less permissive (PURPLE). No TDM-specific exception has been verified as extended to TCI. The UK's 2014 amendments to the CDPA (including the TDM exception in s.29A) were introduced by the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1372), which applied to the UK only and has not been verified as extended to TCI by a separate Order in Council. Therefore, the TDM exception (s.29A) may not be in force in TCI. The classification remains GREEN based on the general fair dealing provision in s.29.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose or private study; covers any dealing, any user, all literary/dramatic/musical/artistic works
Library and archive copying provisions for research and private study purposes
Fair dealing for criticism, review and news reporting
Law changes
Copyright Act 1911 (UK), as extended to the Turks and Caicos Islands
Baseline 路 Effective 1990-01-01
100%
Relevant section: Section 2(1)(i)
Dates: Effective 1990-01-01 路 Enacted 1911-12-16
Why this score
The Turks and Caicos Islands is a British Overseas Territory. As of 1990-01-01, the applicable copyright law was the United Kingdom Copyright Act 1911, which had been extended to the territory by Order in Council and remained in force there. The UK Copyright Act 1956 was never extended to TCI, nor was the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988). The 1911 Act's section 2(1)(i) provides a fair dealing exception for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or newspaper summary. 'Fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright (not only reproduction), applies to all works, and is not restricted to a particular class of user. This maps to GREEN. However, I was unable to retrieve the full verbatim text of the 1911 Act as applied to TCI via web search, so the excerpt fields are left empty. The classification is based on the well-known text of the UK Copyright Act 1911, s.2(1)(i), which provides: 'Any fair dealing with any work for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or newspaper summary' shall not constitute infringement. This is a general fair dealing clause open to any user, any work, and covering any exclusive right ('dealing').
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with any work for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review, or newspaper summary
Copyright (Turks and Caicos Islands) Order 2003 (SI 2003/2500)
Relevant update 路 Effective 2003-11-01
100%
Relevant section: Sections 29, 29A, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 40A, 40B, 42 (as applied from CDPA 1988 with modifications)
Dates: Effective 2003-11-01 路 Enacted 2003-10-08
Why this score
By the Copyright (Turks and Caicos Islands) Order 2003 (SI 2003/2500), the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) was extended to the Turks and Caicos Islands with modifications, replacing the Copyright Act 1911 as the applicable copyright law. The CDPA 1988 as extended includes section 29, which provides for fair dealing for the purposes of research and private study. Section 29 permits fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose (with sufficient acknowledgement) and fair dealing with a work for the purposes of private study. 'Fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright. This is open to any user and covers all categories of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. Additionally, sections 36-42 provide library and educational exceptions. The most permissive exception is the fair dealing provision in s.29, which covers any dealing (not only reproduction) with works for research or private study, open to any user. This maps to GREEN. The non-commercial restriction on research does not change the classification per the instructions. I was unable to retrieve the full verbatim text of the Order as applied to TCI via web search, so excerpt fields are left empty.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose or private study; covers any dealing, any user
Library and archive copying provisions permitting reproduction for users for research and private study purposes
Fair dealing for quotation purposes
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (UK), as extended to the Turks and Caicos Islands by the Copyright (Turks and Caicos Islands) Order 2003 (SI 2003/2500)
Current law confirmation 路 Effective 2025-01-01
100%
Relevant section: Section 29 (fair dealing for research and private study)
Dates: Effective 2025-01-01
Why this score
As of 2025, the copyright law in force in the Turks and Caicos Islands is the UK CDPA 1988 as extended by SI 2003/2500. The most permissive research-relevant exception is the fair dealing provision (s.29 as applied), which permits fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose (with sufficient acknowledgement) and for private study. 'Fair dealing' covers any act restricted by copyright (reproduction, communication, etc.), is open to any user, and applies to all categories of literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works. This maps to GREEN. The non-commercial restriction does not change the classification per the instructions. Library exceptions (ss.36-42 as applied) also exist but are less permissive (PURPLE). No TDM-specific exception has been verified as extended to TCI. The UK's 2014 amendments to the CDPA (including the TDM exception in s.29A) were introduced by the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014 (SI 2014/1372), which applied to the UK only and has not been verified as extended to TCI by a separate Order in Council. Therefore, the TDM exception (s.29A) may not be in force in TCI. The classification remains GREEN based on the general fair dealing provision in s.29.
Exceptions considered
Fair dealing with a literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work for the purposes of research for a non-commercial purpose or private study; covers any dealing, any user, all literary/dramatic/musical/artistic works
Library and archive copying provisions for research and private study purposes
Fair dealing for criticism, review and news reporting