Censorship of Films (Fees) Order, 1983

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 113/1983
• Year: 1983

S.I. No. 113 of 1983.

CENSORSHIP OF FILMS (FEES) ORDER, 1983.

I, MICHAEL NOONAN, 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, 1983. 2. This Order shall come into operation on the 2nd day of May, 1983. 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 up to the next 10p. 6. The Censorship of Films (Fees) Order, 1980 ( S.I. No. 120 of 1980 ), 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 1.0p (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 3.5p 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 29th day of April, 1983.

MICHAEL NOONAN,

Minister for Justice.

The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the foregoing order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 29th day

of April, 1983.

ALAN M. DUKES,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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