(4)     The regulations made under subsection (1) may provide for the application of the regulations in relation to works made before the date Malaysia becomes a party to such a treaty or a member of such a Convention or Union relating to copyright as they apply in relation to works made after that date.

    (5)     The regulations made under subsection (1) shall not be construed as reviving any copyright which had expired under the laws of the specified country before the date Malaysia becomes a party to such a treaty or a member of such a Convention or Union relating to copyright.

    (6)     The Minister shall not make regulations under this section applying any of the provisions of this Act in respect of a specified country, other than a specified country which is a party to a treaty or a member of any Convention or Union relating to copyright to which Malaysia is also a party or a member, unless the Minister is satisfied that, in respect of the class or works or other subject-matter to which those provisions relate, provision has been or will be made under the laws of that specified country whereby adequate protection will be given to owners of copyright under this Act.

    (7)     Where only by virtue of the regulations made under subsection (1), copyrights subsist in works that were made before the commencement of such regulations, nothing done before the commencement of such regulations shall be taken to constitute an infringement of those copyrights.

60.    Savings.

    (1)     Nothing in this Act shall affect any right or privilege of any person, including the Government, under any written law, except in so far as that law is expressly repealed, amended or modified by or is inconsistent with this Act.

    (2)     Nothing in this Act shall affect the rights of the Government of Malaysia, or any person deriving title from the Government to sell, use or otherwise deal with articles forfeited under the laws relating to Customs, including articles so forfeited by virtue of this Act or any written law repealed by this Act.

61.    Repeal.

    The Copyright Act 1969 is repealed:

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