Kinematograph year book (1935)

Digest of Acts, 179 The expression " producer " in relation to any film means the person responsible for the organisation and direction of the scenes to be depicted on the film : The expression "renting" in relation to films means renting or otherwise issuing films cr exhibitors at a rent or for other consideration, or making other arrangements with exhibitors for the exhibition thereof : The expression "acquire " in relation to a renter includes the making or obtaining possession of films for the purpose of renting them : The expression " length " in relation to a film means the total length of film as offered for projection at public exhibitions thereof : The expression " theatre " includes any premises in respect of which a licence is required to be issued under the Cinematograph Act, 1909, or would be so required if the film were an inflammable film, except that it does not include— (a) Any church, cbapel or other place of religious worship, or any hall or other premises used in connection with and for the purposes of any such church, chapel, or place of religious worship, unless the number of preformances (exclusive of religious services) at any church, chapel, place, or premises, which consist of or comprise the exhibition of registered films exceed six in any year ending on the thirtieth day of September, or (6) Any premises performance at which consist partly of the exhibitions of films, but so that at no one performance in the year does the total length of the registered film or films exhibited exceed two thousand feet. (2) Where compliance on the part of a renter or exhibitor with the provisions of this Act as to quota was not commercially practicable by reason of the character of the British films available or the excessive cost of such films, non-compliance with those provisions on that ground shall for the purposes of this Act be treated as due to reasons beyond his control. (3) Anything required or authorised under this Act to be done by or to the Board of Trade may b e done by or to the President or secretary or assistant secretary of the Board, or any person authorised in that behalf by the President of the Board. 33. — Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Act may be cited as the Cinematograph Films Act, 1927. (2) This Act shall not extend to Northern Ireland, and for the purposes of the Government of Ireland Act. 1920, the enactment of legislation for purposes similar to the purposes of this Act shall not be deemed to be beyond the powers of the Parliament of Northern Ireland by reason only that such legislation may affect trade with places outside Northern Ireland. (3) This Act shall come into operation on the first day of January, nineteen hundred and twentyeight. (4) Part I. and Part II. of this Act shall continue in force until the thirtieth day of September nineteen hundred and thirty-eight, and no longer. SCHEDULE I. Maximum Fee. £ s. On an application for the registration of a film 1 1 On an application for a renter's licence 5 5 On an application for an exhibitor's licence 1 1 For each theatre in respect of which a licence is applied for. SCHEDULE II. Renters' Year ending March 31, Quota. 1929 Per cent. 7h Exhibitors' Quota. Year ending Sept. 30, 1929 Per cent. 5 1930-31 10 1930-31 ... 1932 ... 121 1932 10 1933 ... 15 1933 I2l 1934-35 .. I7| 1934-35 15 1936-38 20 „ „ 1936-38 ... 20 March with the times but run with Radio, of course !