Kinematograph year book (1944)

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126 The Kinematograph Year Book. PART V. GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS. 35. Films to which Act applies. 36. Power of Board of Trade to vary by order minimum figures in respect of labour costs. 37. Annual returns to be made by renters and exhibitors. 38. Penalties in connection with the furnishing of information. 39. Offences by corporations. 40. Regulations of Board of Trade. 41. The Cinematograph Films Council. 42. Institution of proceedings and service of process. 43. Exercise of powers of Board of Trade. 44. Interpretation. 45. Repeals and transitional provisions. 46. Short title, commencement and extent. Schedules : First SchedulePart I. — Renters' Quotas. Part II.— Exhibitors' Quotas. Second Schedule — Maximum Fees. Third Schedule — Provisions repealed in the Act of 1927. Act to make further provision for securing the renting and exhibition of a certain proportion of British cinematograph films, and for restricting blind booking and advance booking of cinematograph films ; to make provision as to the wages and conditions of employment of persons employed by makers of cinematograph films ; and to provide for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid. [30th March 1938] DE it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the A-> Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows : — PART I. RENTERS' QUOTAS AND EXHIBITORS' QUOTAS. Provisions relating to Renters' quotas. (1). — Determination of renters' quotas for period beginning 1st April 1938 and ending 31s* March 1948. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Act, where a renter has, in any renters' uota period, acquired for distribution in Great Britain films which are registered as foreign long lms, or has, in any such period, so acquired films which are registered as foreign short films, then unless — (a) in the first case, the films which have been so acquired by him in that period and are regis tered as long films include films registered as British long films and also as renters' quota films, and having a total length bearing to the total length of all the films which have been so acquired by him in that period and are registered as long films (exclusive of films registered only as exhibitors' quota films) a proportion not less than the proportion prescribed in relation to long films by Part I of the First Schedule to this Act for that period or, as the case may be, for the year beginning with the first day of April in which that period falls, or (b) in the second case, the films which have been so acquired by him in that period and are registered as short films include films registered as British short films and also as renters' quota films, and having a total length bearing to the total length of all the films which have been so acquired by him in that period and are registered as short films (exclusive of films registered only as exhibitors' quota films) a proportion not less than the proportion prescribed in relation to short films by Part I of the said Schedule for that period or, as the case may be, for the year beginning with the first day of April in which that period falls, the renter shall be guilty of a quota offence, except in a case where either the Board of Tjade certify, under the following provisions of this Part of this Act, that his failure to fulfil the relevant conditions imposed by this subsection was due to circumstances beyond his control, or the renter proves that fact to the satisfaction of the court. (2) For the purpose of the preceding subsection, the length of a film shall be taken to be its registered length ; but where a film registered as a renters' quota film is also registered as a British long film and also as doubled or trebled for the purpose of renters' quota on the ground of its cost, then, subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Act, the length of the film shall be taken for the purpose of paragraph (a) of that subsection to be twice or, as the case may be, three times it* registered length :