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Digest of Acts. 151
must be turned down all round for a depth of one and a quarter inches. It must fit over the body ot the case and have wired edges turned outwards. It must be attached to the body by two strong hinges, firmly riveted to both body and lid, and fastened by stout wire hasps fitting over iron staples riveted to the front of the case. Each hasp and staple must be locked, either by padlock or by a spring safety hook, permanently to the staple by a short length of stout chain. Cases for one and two films need only have one clasp and staple fastening ; other sizes must have two.
Other conditions are that a thin metal label frame, open at the top, must be riveted to the case in such a position that the top edge of the label frame is covered by the lid when closed ; all the boxes must be completely lined with plain wood of half-inch thickness fastened by rivets to the lid and body of the case ; the following words must be painted in black on the lid : " Cinema Films," in one-inch block letters, and " Keep in a cool place," in letters five-eighths of an inch depth. No other lettering must appear on the lid. The name and address of the owners may be painted on the sides or ends, and the cases must be unpainted.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
(i) Export. — Under the Customs (Exports Restrictions) Acts, 1914 and 1915, orders have been made totally prohibiting the export of celluloid, celluloid sheft which is non-inflammable, and similar transparent material not soluble in lubricating oil, petrol or water, and kinematograph film.
Licences can, however, be obtained from the War Trade Department through the British Board of Film Censors, and general licences can be obtained under certain conditions which must be strictly complied with. All applications for licences and information should be made in the first instance to the British Board of Film Censors.
2) Imports. — The import of films is affected in three ways :
(a) Copyright.
(b) Customs Duty. ' ~ {c) Restriction of Imports.
(a) The owner of British copyright may notify the Customs that he objects to copies made out of the United Kingdom of his work which would be an infringement if made here, being imported. The Customs make regulations dealing with this matter, and breach of the prohibition leads to forfeiture and destruction of the offending copies.
(b) The duty on imported films is as follows : Rate per foot of the standard width, if inches : Blank fiJm (also called raw film or stock), sd. ; positives, i.e., films ready for exhibition, id. ; negatives, i.e., films containing a photograph from which positives may be prepared, 5d. They can be placed in bond.
(r) Imported films must comply with the regulations for railway transit.
ENTERTAINMENTS TAX.
For tax purposes an " entertainment " includes any exhibition, performance, amusement, game, or sport to which persons are admitted for payment. Admission to the place where the entertainment is held is sufficient, otherwise tax could be evaded by charging admission and giving a free show. If there is an additional charge to go to another part of the premises, tax is levied on both charges. The pro])rietor for this purpose includes the person responsible for the management. The rates are :