Statutory Instruments
CINEMA AND FILMS
Made
19th July 2006
Coming into force
20th July 2006
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of July 2006
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 order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2006 and shall come into force on 20th July 2006.
2. The Films Co-Production Agreements Order 1985(2) shall be amended by substituting for the Schedule the following—
| 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 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | 30th January 1975 | Cmnd. 6155 |
| New Zealand | 14th April 1993 | Cm.2638 |
| Norway | 8th December 1982 | Cmnd. 9007 |
| South Africa | 24th May 2006 | Cm. 6866.” |
3. The following Orders are hereby revoked—
(a)the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 1985(3);
(b)the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 1990(4);
(c)the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 1991(5);
(d)the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 1993(6);
(e)the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 1994(7);
(f)the Films Co-Production Agreements (Amendment) Order 2000(8).
A.K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
(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 the 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 South Africa of 24th May 2006 (Cm. 6866) and removes from the list the agreements with Italy of 30th September 1967 (Cmnd. 3573) and 5th May 1998 (Cm. 4029) which have been terminated. The agreement with South Africa was laid before Parliament on 23rd June 2006 and is available from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website: www.fco.gov.uk. This Order also revokes previous Orders which amended the Schedule to principal Order and have now been superseded.
1985 c. 21. Paragraph 4(5) was repealed and re-enacted as paragraph 4(7) of Schedule 1 to the Films Act 1985 by S.I. 1999/2386. Paragraph 4(7) was repealed and re-enacted as paragraph 4(5) by the Films (Definition of “British Film”) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/643).
S.1. 1985/960, as amended by the Orders listed in article 3.
S.I. 1985/2001.
S.I. 1990/1513.
S.I. 1991/1725.
S.I. 1993/1805.
S.I. 1994/3222.
S.I. 2000/740.