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BILL

[AS AMENDED BY STANDING
COMMITTEE C]

To restrict blind booking and advance
booking of cinematograph films, and
to secure the renting and exhibition
of a certain proportion of British
films, and for purposes connected
therewith.

Presented by Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, supported by

Secretary Sir John Gilmour,

Mr. Solicitor-General and Sir Burton Chadwick.

Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 21 July 1927.

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H.M. STATIONERY OFFICE at the following addresses: R
Adastral House, Kingsway, London, W.C.2;

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120, George Street, Edinburgh; York Street, Manchester;
1, St. Andrew's Crescent, Cardiff; 15, Donegall Square West, Belfast;
or through any Bookseller.

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LORDS AMENDMENTS

TO THE

CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS BILL.

[NOTE. The page and line refer to Bill (121) as first printed by the Lords.]

Page 1.

Line 19, after (" public ") insert (" in Great Britain ")

Page 2.

Line 11, leave out from ("days") to the end of subsection (2).

Page 3.

Line 5, leave out ("illegal") and insert (“in"valid")

Line 8, after ("exhibition ") insert ("in Great "Britain ")

Line 24, after ("held ") insert ("at one theatre only ")

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Line 26, after ("exhibited ") insert ("in Great "Britain ")

Line 40, after (" public ") insert (" in Great Britain ")

Page 4.

Line 25, after ("shall ") insert (" as from the date of "the trade show ")

Page 5.

Line 7, after (" and ") insert ("a certificate pur"porting to be a certificate of registration or ")

Page 6.

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Line 15, leave out ("so to mark ") and insert (" to comply with the above requirements in respect of ")

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Line 17, after (“public ") insert (“ in Great Britain ") Line 20, leave out (" a film has ") and insert (" copies "of a film have ")

Line 20, leave out ("an invoice has ") and insert ("invoices have ")

Line 23, leave out ("where the film has been so "marked ") and insert (" in the former case ") Line 26, leave out ("where the film has not been "so marked ") and insert (" in the latter case ") Line 29, leave out from ("person") to ("be") in line 33, and insert ("fails to comply with any of "the provisions of this section, or issues a copy of any registered film incorrectly marked or any invoice containing incorrect particulars, he shall ")

Page 8.

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Line 2, after (" were ") insert ("reasons")
Line 15, at end insert as a new subsection :

(" (5) Where a renter has in any such year acquired any registered films and subsequently in the same year his business as a renter by assignment or will or on intestacy or by operation of law, becomes vested in some other licensed renter, that other renter and not the first-mentioned renter shall for the purposes of the provisions of this Part of this Act as to the renters' quota be deemed to have acquired the films.")

Line 33, leave out ("who rents registered ") and insert("whose business is limited to the renting of ")

Page 9.

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Line 29, after ("public") insert ("in Great "Britain ")

Page 10.

(3)

Line 11, after (" who ") insert ("at any time ")

Line 18, leave out ("them ") and insert ("the "Board of Trade ")

Line 21, at end insert:

("Provided that if any licensed renter in the course of any such year ceases to carry on business as a renter, the return shall be made within one month from the time when he so ceases to carry on the business, unless previously and in the same year his business as a renter has become vested in some other licensed renter.")

Line 34, after ("public") insert ("in Great "Britain ")

Page 11.

Line 7, after (" public ") insert (" in Great Britain ")
Line 39, after (" were ") insert ("reasons ")
Line 40, leave out subsection (4).

Page 12.

Line 35, at end insert:

("Provided that if any licensed exhibitor in the course of any such year ceases to exhibit at any theatre, the return with respect to that theatre shall be made within one month from the time when he so ceases to exhibit thereat")

Line 36, leave out ("at") and insert ("in respect of ")

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Line 39, after (" of ") insert (“each ")

Page 13.

Line 4, leave out (" as provided for in the following "section")

Line 5, at end insert:

("The book relating to any theatre shall be kept at that theatre so long as the exhibitor continues to exhibit thereat")

Provisions as to itinerant exhibitors.

Page 13.

After clause 21, insert new clause A:

("A. In the case of any exhibitor who in any such year as aforesaid does not exhibit in any one theatre on more than six days nor in more than one theatre at the same time, the provisions of this Part of this Act shall apply subject to the following modifications:

(a) It shall not be necessary for any such exhibitor to comply with the provisions as to the exhibitors' quota as respects any particular theatre if, had all the exhibitions given by him in the year been exhibitions at the same theatre, those provisions would have been complied with;

(b) It shall not be necessary for the exhibitor to make a return to the Board of Trade after ceasing to exhibit at any particular theatre or to keep a separate record book in respect of each theatre at which he exhibits;

(c) A licence to carry on the business of exhibiting films to the public shall suffice, and it shall not be necessary for the exhibitor to obtain a licence in respect of each theatre at which he exhibits.") Line 23, after (" were ") insert ("reasons ")

Line 40, leave out (" on ") and insert (" if of opinion 66 that the offence was deliberate and if the "offence is ")

Page 14.

Line 15, leave out (" on ") and insert ("if of opinion "that the offence was deliberate and if the "offence is ")

Line 39, leave out ("a licence as hereinafter pro"vided ") and insert ("the licence applied for ")

Line 41, after ("information ") insert (" verified in "such manner ")

Line 42, leave out ("to comply with this section ") and insert("in order to satisfy themselves that "the applicant is not disqualified for holding the "licence applied for ")

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