Films Act 1960

Films Act 1960
Act of Parliament
coat of arms
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to consolidate the Cinematograph Films Acts, 1938 to 1960.
Citation8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 57
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent29 July 1960
Commencement1 January 1961
Repealed23 May 1985
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesSee § Repealed enactments
Amended by
Repealed byFilms Act 1985
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Films Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 57) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the regulation of the British film industry in England and Wales and Scotland.

Provisions

Repealed enactments

Section 51(1) of the act repealed 3 enactments, listed in that section.

Citation Short title Extent of repeal
1 & 2 Geo. 6. c. 17 Cinematograph Films Act 1938 The whole act.
11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 23 Cinematograph Films Act 1948 The whole act.
8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 14 Cinematograph Films Act 1960 The whole act.

Subsequent developments

The whole act was repealed by section 7(1) of, and schedule 2 to, the Films Act 1985, which came into force on 23 May 1985.

Notes

  1. ↑ Section 52(1).
  2. ↑ Section 52(4).
  3. ↑ Section 52(2).

References

  1. ↑ Dickinson, Margaret; Street, Sarah (1985). Cinema and State: The Film Industry and the British Government, 1927–84. London: British Film Institute.
  2. ↑ "Films Act 1960", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/8-9 c. 57
  3. ↑ "Films Act 1985", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1985 c. 21