(b)

archival purposes; or
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(c)	­ the replacement of the lawfully owned copy of the computer programme in the
event that the said copy of the computer programme is lost, destroyed or
rendered unusable.
(2)

No copy or adaptation of a computer programme shall be used for any purpose

other than those specified in subsection (1), and any such copy or adaptation shall be destroyed
in the event that continued possession of the copy of the computer programme ceases to be
lawful.
(3)

The authorisation of the lawful owner of a computer programme is not required

where reproduction of the code and translation of its form are indispensable to obtain the
information necessary to achieve the interoperability of an independently created computer
programme with other programmes, unless the following conditions are satisfied —
(a)	­ those acts are performed by the licensee or another person having a right to
use a copy of a program;
(b)	­ the information necessary to achieve interoperability has not previously been
readily available;
(c)	­ those acts are confined to the parts of the original program which are
necessary in order to achieve interoperability.
23.	� Visually impaired person
(1)

It shall be permitted, without the authorisation of the author or other owner of

copyright, to reproduce a published work for persons who are blind, visually impaired or
otherwise print disabled in an alternative manner or form which enables their perception of the
work, and to distribute and make available the copies exclusively to those persons, where —
(a)	­ the work is not reasonably available in an identical or largely equivalent form
enabling its perception by these persons; and

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