{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/video-recordings-act-1984/section-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/video-recordings-act-1984/section-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1984/39",
  "legislation_title": "Video Recordings Act 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/video-recordings-act-1984",
  "path": "section/1",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Interpretation of terms.",
  "text": "(1) The provisions of this section shall have effect for the interpretation of terms used in this Act.\n(2) “ Video work ” means any series of visual images (with or without sound)—\n(a) produced electronically by the use of information contained on any disc . . . magnetic tape or any other device capable of storing data electronically , and\n(b) shown as a moving picture.\n(3) “ Video recording ” means any disc . . . magnetic tape or any other device capable of storing data electronically containing information by the use of which the whole or part of a video work may be produced.\n(4) “ Supply ” means supply in any manner, whether or not for reward, and, therefore, includes supply by way of sale, letting on hire, exchange or loan; and references to a supply are to be interpreted accordingly.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 1-17 repealed and revived (21.1.2010) by Video Recordings Act 2010 (c. 1), ss. 1(1), 2(2) (with Sch. paras. 2(2), 6)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Word in s. 1(2)(a) repealed (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(1)(3), Sch. 9 para. 22, Sch. 11; S.I. 1995/127, art. 2, Sch. 1, Appendix C."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 1(2)(a) inserted (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 22; S.I. 1995/127, art. 2, Sch. 1, Appendix C."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Word in s. 1(3) repealed (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(1)(3), Sch. 9 para. 22, Sch. 11; S.I. 1995/127, art. 2, Sch. 1, Appendix C."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 1(3) inserted (3.2.1995) by 1994 c. 33, s. 168(1), Sch. 9 para. 22; S.I. 1995/127, art. 2, Sch. 1, Appendix C."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1984/39/section/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:01:41.781251+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}