s 4 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent
(1) This Act may be cited as the Copyright (Computer Software) Amendment Act 1985. (2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Copyright Act 1956 and Part V of that Act (extension and restriction of operation of Act) shall apply in relation to the provisions of this Act as it applies in relation to the provisions of that Act. (3) This Act shall come into force at the end of the period of two months beginning with the day on which it is passed. (4) Nothing in this Act shall affect— (a) the determination of any question as to whether anything done before the commencement of this Act was an infringement of copyright or an offence under section 21 of the said Act of 1956; or (b) the penalty which may be imposed for any offence under that section committed before the commencement of this Act. (5) This Act extends to Northern Ireland.