The cinema and the public: a critical analysis of the origin, constitution, and control of the British Film Institute (1934)

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APPENDIX A. The Clause in the Memorandum of Association of " The British Film Institute " to which reference is made on pages 24-27 in the text. Section III — Paragraph 4. " Provided further that the Institute shall neither seek to control nor attempt to interfere with purely trade matters in the Film Industry or with the censorship of films for public entertainment. If three or more members of the Council or Governing Body of the Institute are not satisfied that, in a particular instance, this principle is being observed, such members of the Council shall be at liberty to refer the matter to the determination of a single arbitrator to be agreed between the parties or in case of dispute to be nominated by the President of the Law Society and such reference shall be deemed to be a reference to arbitration within the meaning of the Arbitration Act, 1889, or any statutory modification thereof." Page 40