S.I. No. 41/1925 - Censorship of Films (No. 2) Order, 1925.

STATUTORY RULES AND ORDERS. 1925. No. 41.

CENSORSHIP OF FILMS (No. 2) ORDER, 1925.

WHEREAS by Section 12, Sub-section (1), of the Censorship of Films Act, 1923 (No. 23 of 1923), it is enacted that the Minister for Justice may by order, from time to time, make, and when made vary and revoke regulations for carrying into effect the objects of that Act, and in particular for regulating the conduct of the office of the Official Censor, the making of applications to him, the granting of certificates by him, and the bringing of appeals to the Appeal Board.

AND WHEREAS by Section 3, Sub-section (2), of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 1925 (No. 21 of 1925), it is enacted that whenever the Official Censor is of opinion that any pictorial poster, card, handbill, or other pictorial advertisement mentioned in any exploitation sheet submitted to him under Section 3, Sub-section (1) is unfit for display in public by reason of its being indecent, obscene, or blasphemous, or because the display thereof in public would convey suggestions contrary to public morality or would be otherwise subversive of public morality, he shall prohibit the display in public of such pictorial advertisement and shall record such prohibition in the prescribed manner.

AND WHEREAS it has been deemed advisable to prescribe the manner in which the Official Censor shall record his prohibition of the display in public of such pictorial advertisement.

NOW I, Caoimhghin O h-Uigín, Minister for Justice, by virtue of the powers conferred upon me by Section 12, Sub-section (1) of the Censorship of Films Act, 1923 (No. 23 of 1923), and of all other powers enabling me in this behalf do hereby order and prescribe as follows :—

1. The Official Censor shall record his prohibition of the display in public of such pictorial advertisement in manner following, that is to say :

(a) He shall distinguish by numbers the advertisements the display of which in public has been prohibited by him.

(b) He shall attach a certificate of such prohibition, which shall be in accordance with such modification of Form I. in the Schedule hereto as may be suitable, to one copy of the Exploitation Sheet lodged with him and shall return said Exploitation Sheet with the said Certificate attached to the applicant for censorship.

(c) He shall record such prohibition in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, which book shall be in Form II. in the Schedule hereto attached.

2. This Order may be cited as the Censorship of Films (No. 2) Order, 1925.

Given under my hand and seal this 13th day of August, 1925.

(Signed) C. O h-UIGIN,

Aire Dlí agus Cirt.

SCHEDULES.

FORM I.

Name of Film

The display in public is prohibited of the pictorial advertisement(s) numbered on the Exploitation Sheet to which this Certificate is attached.

SCRUDOIR NA SCANNAN.

Date

FORM II.