I beg to move amendment No. 5, in

clause 8, page 5, line 23, at end insert—

‘()Regulations under this Act which confer an entitlement on the authority controlling the Library of Trinity College, Dublin may not be made unless the Secretary of State is satisfied that the restrictions on use of relevant material imposed by the laws of Ireland are not substantially less restrictive than those imposed by the laws of any part of the United Kingdom.’.

The amendment would add a provision that a deposit with Trinity college Dublin will be required only if the restrictions on the use of the material imposed by Irish law are not substantially less restrictive than those imposed by UK law—the so-called switch. Publishers have rightly been concerned about depositing in a foreign country, and the amendment will ensure that they are as fully protected in Eire as in the UK.