Video Recordings Act 1984

22 Other interpretation.U.K.

[F1(1)In this Act—

  • business”, except in section 3(4), includes any activity carried on by a club; F2...

  • premises” includes any vehicle, vessel or stall.

  • [F3“video games authority” and “video works authority” have the meaning given in section 4ZA.]

(2)For the purposes of this Act [F4(and subject to regulations under subsection (2A))], a video recording contains a video work if it contains information by the use of which the whole or a part of the work may be produced; but where a video work includes any extract from another video work, that extract is not to be regarded for the purposes of this subsection as a part of that other work.

[F5(2A)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the circumstances in which, for the purposes of this Act, a video recording does or does not contain a video work.]

(3)Where any alteration is made to a video work in respect of which a classification certificate has been issued, the classification certificate is not to be treated for the purposes of this Act as issued in respect of the altered work.

In this subsection, “alteration” includes addition.]

Textual Amendments

F1S. 22 repealed and revived (21.1.2010) by Video Recordings Act 2010 (c. 1), ss. 1(1), 2(2) (with Sch. paras. 2(2), 6)

F4Words in s. 22(2) inserted (8.6.2010) by Digital Economy Act 2010 (c. 24), s. 47(1), Sch. 1 para. 10(3)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C3S. 22(3) applied (31.7.2017 for specified purposes) by Digital Economy Act 2017 (c. 30), ss. 30(2), 118(6) (with s. 30(3)); S.I. 2017/765, reg. 2(m)