Kinematograph Year Book 1954 (1954)

Cinematograph Films Act, 1948. 503 (i) the amount arrived at by applying the fraction three-quarters to the total labour costs of the film, after deducting therefrom, if the applicant for registration so desires, the amount of any payment which, as part of those costs, has been paid or is payable in respect of the labour or services of any one person who was, while engaged in the making of the film, neither a British subject nor a person domiciled in some part of His Majesty's dominions ; (ii) the amount arrived at by applying the fraction four-fifths to the total labour costs of the film, after deducting therefrom the amount of any payments which, as part of those costs, have been paid or are payable in respect of the labour or services of any two persons neither of whom was, while engaged in the making of the film, a British subject or a person so domiciled, and at least one of whom was so engaged in the capacity of an actor or actress, or (6) in any other case, the amount arrived at under sub-paragraph (i) of the preceding paragraph : Provided that if, upon the application for the registration, as a British film, of a film in respect of which the condition imposed by paragraph (c) of the preceding subsection is not fulfilled, the Board of Trade are satisfied that the maker of the film took all reasonable steps to fulfil the said condition, and that the non-fulfilment thereof was due to exceptional circumstances beyond his control, the Board, if they think fit, may direct that this subsection shall have effect in relation to that film as if in paragraph (a) of this subsection for the words " three-quarters " and the words " four-fifths " there were respectively substituted the words " seven-tenths " and the words " three-quarters." (3) If, upon an application for the registration of a film as a British film, the applicant requests the Board of Trade so to do, the Board shall, for the purpose of determining whether the conditions imposed by this section are fulfilled in respect of the film, treat the film as if such portions thereof as may be designated by the applicant, being portions the length of which does not exceed in all ten per cent, of the total length of the film or twenty per cent, of so much of its total length as consists of photographs of studio scenes (whichever percentage is the less), did not form part of the film ; and in that case the length of the film shall, for the purpose of the registration thereof, be deemed to be reduced by the length of the portions of the film which, by virtue of this subsection, are to be treated as not forming part of the film. (4) Every film registered under this Part of this Act shall, if the conditions imposed by subsection (i) of this section are fulfilled in respect of the film, be registered as a British film, or, if these conditions are not so fulfilled, be registered as a foreign film. 26. — Registration of British films as exhibitors' quota films. (l) Every film registered under this Part of this Act as a British film shall be registered as an exhibitors quota film, unless the total labour costs of the film are less than ten shillings per foot. 27. — Power to disregard items of labour costs in certain circumstances. If, upon any application for the registration of a film under this Part of this Act, being an application in connection with which it is material to ascertain — {a) the labour costs of the film, or (b) the proportion of those costs which represents payments in respect of the labour or services of persons of any particular class, it appears to the Board of Trade that any sum which, as part of those costs, is paid or payable in respect of the labour or services of any particular person is so great as not to be a bona fide payment by way of remuneration for the labour or services in question, the Board may direct that the said sum shall, as to the whole or any part of the amount thereof, be disregarded in ascertaining the said labour costs or the said proportion thereof, as the case may be. 28. — Registration of serial films. (1) Subject to the provisions of the following subsection, an application for the registration of any part of a serial film or series of films may be entertained if three parts of the film or series have been trade-shown. (2) The Board of Trade, after consulting the Cinematograph Films Council and consideiing its advice in the matter, may by order direct that the preceding subsection shall not apply in relation to any such application for registration as aforesaid which may be made during the continuance in force of the order; and any order under this subsection may be revoked by a subsequent order of the Board. (3) If an order is made under the last preceding subsection, any provision contained in Part II of this Act which qualifies, in relation to any serial film or series of films, a restriction imposed by that Part of this Act shall operate so as to qualify that restriction in relation only to the exhibition of such parts (if any) of a serial film or series of films as are not the subject of applications for registration made during the continuance in force of the order. 29. — Prohibition of registration of film exhibited or registered before commencement of Act. A film which has been exhibited in Great Britain to the public before the commencement of this Act or which has been duly registered under Part II of the Act of 1927 shall not be registered under this Part of this Act : Provided that for the purposes of this section a film shall not be taken to have been exhibited to the public by reason only that the film has been trade-shown. 30. — Corrections of register. If, at any time after the registration of a film, the Board of Trade, upon making any such inquiries as they think desirable, are satisfied that the film either ought not to have been registered or is incorrectly registered in any particular, they shall cause the necessary deletion or correction to be made in the register and, if the Board think proper, issue to the maker of the film, or, if the film has been acquired by a renter for distribution in Great Britain, issue to the renter, a certificate of registration to take the place of any such certificate previously issued in respect of the film ; but the Board, if in any particular case they think fit so to do, may direct that,