Statutory Instruments
Cinemas And Films
Made
12th June 2014
Coming into force
11th July 2014
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 12th June 2014
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(1), is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to make the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2014 and shall come into force on 11th July 2014.
2. For the Schedule to the Films Co-Production Agreements Order 1985(2) substitute the following—
Article 2
| Country/International Organisation/Authority | 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 | |
| China | 20th April 2014 | Cm. 8877 |
| France | 8th November 1994 | Cm. 2992 |
| India | 5th December 2005 | Cm.7423 |
| Israel | 3rd November 2010 | Cm. 7994 |
| Jamaica | 23rd April 2007 | Cm. 7168 |
| Morocco | 12th October 2009 | Cm. 7670 |
| New Zealand | 14th April 1993 | Cm 2638 |
| Palestinian Liberation Organisation for the benefit of the Palestinian Authority | 3rd November 2010 | Cm. 7995 |
| South Africa | 24th May 2006 | Cm. 6866” |
3. The Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2011(3) is revoked.
Richard Tilbrook
Clerk of the Privy Council
(This note is not part of the Order)
Paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985 provides that Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for films to be treated as British films for the purposes of that Schedule if they are made in accordance with the terms of any agreement between Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and any other government, international organisation or authority.
This Order amends the Films Co-Production Agreements Order 1985 (“the principal Order”) by substituting a new Schedule to the principal Order to include an agreement with China made on 20th April 2014 available from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-office.
This Order also revokes a previous Order which amended the Schedule to the principal Order and has now been superseded. A full impact has not been determined necessary as the relevant thresholds are not met.
1985 c.21. Paragraph 4(5) was substituted by the Films (Definition of “British Film”) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/643).
S.I. 1985/960, last amended by S.I. 2011/236.