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Explanatory note

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These Regulations amend the Cinematograph (Safety) (Scotland) Regulations 1955 (“the 1955 Regulations”) to lower the minimum 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) of the 1955 Regulations),

(b)

a person who is responsible for ensuring that electrical installations and equipment in the projection room are kept in good order (regulation 26 of the 1955 Regulations),

(c)

a person in charge of and present in the projection room whenever inflammable film is being projected (regulation 31(7)(a) of the 1955 Regulations).