# The Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/1783 · made 9 July 2008

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 India of 5th December 2005 (Cm. 7423). The agreement with India was laid before Parliament on 17th June 2008 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 This Order also revokes a previous Order which amended the Schedule to the principal Order and has now been superseded.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-2008/pdf/uksi_20081783_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Cinema And Films
Made 9th July 2008
Coming into force 1st August 2008
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 9th day of July 2008
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 2008 and shall come into force on 1st August 2008.

## 2 Amendment to the Film 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
India
5th December 2005
Cm. 7423
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 2007 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 India of 5th December 2005 (Cm. 7423). The agreement with India was laid before Parliament on 17th June 2008 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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