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The Kinemato graph Year Book.
GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS DEALING WITH THE FILM INDUSTRY; IMPORT DUTY.
Thf Films Officer, H.M. Customs and Excise, Strand 5th Station (Films), Colquhoun House (Third Floor), Broadwick Street, London, W.i.
Telephone: Gerrard 2189.
IMPORT DUTY ON FILMS.
Group XVIII (20) (ii) Unexposed sensitised cinematograph film, ^d. per linear foot (preferential rate, gd.).
(iii) Exposed Cinematograph Film.
(a) in the case of registered film, not being film shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioners to be a duplicate of film on which Customs duty has been paid under this subparagraph by reference to the value thereof and not wholly or partly refunded . . . 300 per cent, of the value of the film.
(b) in the case of registered film shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioners to be such a duplicate as aforesaid ... id. per linear foot.
(c) in the case of unregistered film if of a width not exceeding 1 in., or consisting only of a single sound track, or shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioners to consist wholly of photographs (with or without sound track) which at the time of importation are means of communicating news, or to be a duplicate of film on which Customs duty has been paid at the rate of 5d. per linear foot and not wholly or partly refunded ... id. per linear foot.
(d) in the case of unregistered film not within paragraph (c) hereof . . . 5d. per linear foot.
Note : In the above definitions, " registered " means registered or intended to be registered under Part III of the Cinematograph Films Act, 1938, and film shall be treated as registered if
there is registered under the said Part III or it is proposed so to register any version prepared or to be prepared from that film or a duplicate thereof, with or without other film, and "unregistered " shall be construed accordingly.
Information as to the present provisions in regard to exposed cinematograph films of British or Empire production and other matters is given on pages 69 — 71 of the Customs and Excise Tariff, which may be purchased from H.M. Stationery Office, York House, Kingsway, W.C.2, or through any bookseller, price, 2s. net.
BONDED FILM STORES, LTD 33-35, Endell Street, W.C.2. Telephone: Temple Bar 3887.
GOVERNMENT CINEMATOGRAPH
ADVISER.
J. G. Hughes-Roberts, M.V.O.
H.M. Stationery Office, 65, Whitehall, S.W.i. Tel. : Whitehall 8855.
Technical Branch and Film Library, H.M. Stationery Office, Cinematograph Section, Room 0028, War Office, Whitehall, S.W.i. Tel. : Whitehall 9400. Extn. 326.
CENTRAL OFFICE OF INFORMATION Films Division : 83, Baker St,. London, W..i. Telephone : Welbeck 4420.
BOARD OF TRADE (Films Division.) Horseferry House, Horseferry Rd., S.W. i. Telephone : Victoria 6800. (Registration of Films for quota purposes.)
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