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The Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 1991

S.I. 1991/1725 · Made 24 July 1991

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CINEMAS AND FILMS

Made 24th July 1991

Coming into force 14th August 1991

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of July 1991

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 6(1) of, and paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 1 to, the Films Act 1985f1, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to provide, and it is hereby provided, as follows:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1985 c. 21.

Contents

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

1

This Order may be cited as the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 1991 and shall come into force on 14th August 1991.

2

The Films Co-Production Agreements Order 1985f1 shall be amended by substituting for the Schedule the following—

“SCHEDULE

CountryDate of AgreementFootnote
(a)

Cm. 1143.

(b)

Cmnd. 6380.

(c)

Cmnd. 9887.

(d)

Cm. 1592.

(e)

Cmnd. 2898.

(f)

Cmnd. 3349.

(g)

Cmnd. 6155.

(h)

Cmnd. 3573.

(i)

Cmnd. 9007.
Australia12th June 1990f2
Canada12th September 1975f3
9th July 1985f4
5th July 1991f5
France21st September 1965f6
3rd May 1967f7
Federal Republic of Germany30th January 1975f8
Italy30th September 1967f9
Norway8th December 1982f10

”

Signature

G.I. de Deney

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Films Co-Production Agreements Order 1985 (“the principal Order”) provides that films made in accordance with the agreements between the Government of the United Kingdom and the Governments of the countries listed in the Schedule, as amended by S.I. 1985/2001, 1990/1513, are to be treated as British films for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985 (Certification for the purposes of section 72 of the Finance Act 1982 (c. 39) in case of British films). The present Order extends the list of agreements scheduled to the principal Order to include a further amendment made by a Protocol dated 5th July 1991 (Cm. 1592) to the agreement with Canada of 12th September 1975 (Cmnd. 6380) as amended on 9th July 1985 (Cmnd. 9887).