Layout-designs of Integrated Circuits [No. 6 of 2016 321 PART IV PUBLIC NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES 47. An act done by the Government, or by a person authorised, in writing, by the Government, in relation to a protected layoutdesign shall not be an infringement of the rights of the qualified owner in the layout-design if the act is done for a public noncommercial purpose. Use for public noncommercial purpose 48. The right to do an act in relation to a protected layoutdesign in accordance with section forty-seven— (a) is non-exclusive and non-assignable; (b) is limited to a public non-commercial purpose; (c) is subject to the terms of any authorisation referred to in that section; (d) shall not permit the sale of the layout-design, a copy of the layout-design or an integrated circuit in which the layout-design is incorporated, whether or not the integrated circuit is contained in another article; and (e) is limited to the doing of the act in the Republic. Scope and nature of right 49. (1) Where an act has been done in accordance with section forty-seven, the Government shall— (a) if the act has been done in situations of national emergency or other circumstances of extreme urgency, as soon as reasonably practicable, inform the qualified owner that the act has been done; or (b) in any other case, inform the qualified owner promptly that the act has been done. Duty to inform qualified owner (2) The Government shall give to the qualified owner such information about the acts, done in accordance with subsection (1), as the qualified owner requires. (3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) requires the Government to inform the qualified owner or disclose information to the qualified owner if doing so shall or may prejudice the defence or security of the Republic. 50. Where an act is done in accordance with section fortyseven, the Government shall pay such compensation to the qualified owner— (a) as may be agreed between the Government and the qualified owner; Qualified owner entitled to remuneration