Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 3478
cinemas and film
The Films (Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Made
10th December 2007
Laid before Parliament
11th December 2007
Coming into force
1st January 2008
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 10(1) of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Films (Certification) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st January 2008.
(2) In these Regulations “the 2006 Regulations” means the Films (Certification) Regulations 2006 ( 2 ).
Amendment of the Films (Certification) Regulations 2006
2. For paragraph (1) of regulation 6 of the 2006 Regulations substitute—
“ (1) Where an application for final certification seeks to rely on any point that may be awarded under paragraph 4A(5), 4B(5), 4C(5), 4A(6), 4B(6) or 4C(6) of Schedule 1 to the Act ( 3 ) , the application shall be accompanied by a report prepared by a person referred to in paragraph (2) verifying the particulars in paragraphs 18 to 20 of the Schedule. ” .
3. In regulation 7(2) of the 2006 Regulations, after “Regulations 2006” insert “and these Regulations”.
4. In paragraph 20 of the Schedule to the 2006 Regulations, for “and” substitute “or”.
Margaret Hodge
Minister of State
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
10th December 2007
Paragraphs 4A, 4B and 4C of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985 were substituted by the Films (Definition of “British Film”) (No. 2) Order 2006 ( S.I. 2006/3430 ).