# The Films (Exclusivity Agreements) Order 1989, Article 2: Definitions


In this Order–
“cinema” means any premises in Great Britain which are used for the exhibition of films and which require a licence or consent for that purpose under section 1 or 2 of the Cinemas Act 1985;
“distributor” means a person carrying on the business of supplying films to exhibitors for exhibition;
“exhibition” means exhibition to the public;
“exhibitor” means a person carrying on the business of exhibiting films;
“film” means any record, however made, capable of being used as a means of showing a sequence of visual images as a moving picture;
“terms about exclusivity” means terms restricting a distributor from authorising the exhibition of a film at a cinema.

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/271/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/films-exclusivity-agreements-order-1989/article-2
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.