# The Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2007

S.I. 2007/2125 · made 25 July 2007

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 other countries listed in the Schedule are to be treated as British films for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985. This Order extends the list of agreements scheduled to the principal Order to include an agreement with Jamaica of 23rd April 2007 (Cm. 7168) and removes from the list the agreements with Norway of 8th December 1982 (Cmnd. 9007) and with the Federal Republic of Germany of 30th January 1975 (Cmnd. 6155). The agreement with Jamaica was laid before Parliament on 9th July 2007 and is available from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website: www.fco.gov.uk. This Order also revokes a previous Order which amended the Schedule to the principal Order and has now been superseded.

Made under: Films Act 1985 (Schedule 1 paragraph 4)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/films-co-production-agreements-amendment-order-2007/pdf/uksi_20072125_en.pdf

## Introductory text

CINEMAS AND FILMS
Made 25th July 2007
Coming into force 1st August 2007
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 25th day of July 2007
Present,
The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order:

## 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 1st August 2007.

## 2 Amendment to the Films Co-Production Agreements Order 1985

The Films Co-Production Agreements Order 1985 shall be amended by substituting for the Schedule the following—
“SCHEDULE
Country
Date of Agreement
Command Paper
Australia
12th June 1990
Cm. 1758
Canada
12th September 1975
Cmnd. 6380
9th July 1985
Cmnd. 9887
5th July 1991
Cm. 1807
France
8th November 1994
Cm. 2992
Jamaica
23rd April 2007
Cm. 7168
New Zealand
14th April 1993
Cm. 2638
South Africa
24th May 2006
Cm. 6866
”.

## 3 Revocation

The Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2006 is revoked.

## Signature

Judith Simpson
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 other countries listed in the Schedule are to be treated as British films for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985. This Order extends the list of agreements scheduled to the principal Order to include an agreement with Jamaica of 23rd April 2007 (Cm. 7168) and removes from the list the agreements with Norway of 8th December 1982 (Cmnd. 9007) and with the Federal Republic of Germany of 30th January 1975 (Cmnd. 6155). The agreement with Jamaica was laid before Parliament on 9th July 2007 and is available from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website: www.fco.gov.uk. This Order also revokes a previous Order which amended the Schedule to the principal Order and has now been superseded.

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