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The Cinematograph (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2002

S.I. 2002/1903 · Made 19 July 2002

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CINEMAS AND FILMS

Made 19th July 2002

Laid before Parliament 22nd July 2002

Coming into force 12th August 2002

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on her by section 4(1) and 4(2)(a) of the Cinemas Act 1985f1, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1985 c. 13.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Cinematograph (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2002.

(2)

These Regulations shall come into force on 12th August 2002.

(3)

These Regulations shall not extend to Scotland.

2

(1)

The Cinematograph (Safety) Regulations 1955f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In—

(a)

regulation 4(1), for the word “twenty-one” substitute “eighteen”;

(b)

regulation 4(2), for the word “twenty-one” substitute “eighteen”;

(c)

regulation 26, for the word “twenty-one” substitute “eighteen”;

(d)

regulation 31(7)(a), for the word “twenty-one” substitute “eighteen”;

(e)

regulation 38(1), for the word “twenty-one” substitute “eighteen”.

Signature

Kim Howells

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

19th July 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Cinematograph (Safety) Regulations 1955 to lower the age from twenty-one to eighteen of: (a) a licensee or a person nominated by the licensee to be responsible for the premises at all times when the public are on the premises (regulation 4 and 38(1)), (b) a person who is responsible for ensuring that electrical installations and equipment in the projection room are kept in good order (regulation 26), (c) a person in charge of and present in the projection room whenever inflammable film is being projected (regulation 31(7)(a)).