Section 12(1)

In this Part— “database” has the meaning given by section 3A(1) of the 1988 Act (as inserted by Regulation 6); “extraction”, in relation to any contents of a database, means the permanent or temporary transfer of those contents to another medium by any means or in any form; “insubstantial”, in relation to part of the contents of a database, shall be construed subject to Regulation 16(2); “investment” includes any investment, whether of financial, human or technical resources; “jointly”, in relation to the making of a database, shall be construed in accordance with Regulation 14(6); “lawful user”, in relation to a database, means any person who (whether under a licence to do any of the acts restricted by any database right in the database or otherwise) has a right to use the database; “maker”, in relation to a database, shall be construed in accordance with Regulation 14; “Marrakesh beneficiary” has the meaning given by section 296ZE(1) of the 1988 Act; “national of the United Kingdom” has the meaning given by section 178 of the 1988 Act; “re-utilisation”, in relation to any contents of a database, means making those contents available to the public by any means; “substantial”, in relation to any investment, extraction or re-utilisation, means substantial in terms of quantity or quality or a combination of both.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04