S.I. No. 120/1980 - Censorship of Films (Fees) Order, 1980.

S.I. No. 120 of 1980.

CENSORSHIP OF FILMS (FEES) ORDER, 1980.

I, GERARD COLLINS, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 11 and 12 of the Censorship of Films Act, 1923 (No. 23 of 1923), and with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Censorship of Films (Fees) Order, 1980.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 28th day of April, 1980.

3. In this Order "the Act" means the Censorship of Films Act, 1923 (No. 23 of 1923).

4. The fees to be charged under section 11(1) of the Act shall be the fees set out in the Schedule to this Order.

5. Where a fee calculated under the Schedule to this Order includes a fraction of 10p, the fraction shall not be charged in case it is less than 5p, and in case it is 5p or more, the fee shall be rounded off to the next 10p.

6. The Censorship of Films (Fees) Order, 1976 ( S.I. No. 253 of 1976 ), is hereby revoked.

SCHEDULE.

ITEM	FEE
1. ( a ) In the case of a film which, in the opinion of the Official Censor, is of an educational nature	None
( b ) In the case of a film which, in the opinion of the Official Censor, is in any of the following categories, namely, "topical", "travel" or "interest": per foot of film	0.3p
( c ) In the case of any other film which, in the opinion of the Official Censor, is not in any of the categories specified in (a) or (b) above: per foot of film	2.3p
2. One copy of reasons furnished by Official Censor pursuant to section 8 (2) of the Act: per film	50p

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 23rd day of April, 1980.

GERARD COLLINS,

Minister for Justice.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 23rd day of April, 1980.

MICHAEL O'KENNEDY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order provides for increases in the fees payable in respect of films censored by the Official Censor.