British Film Institute Act 1949

The British Film Institute Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 35) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It allows the government to fund the British Film Institute.

British Film Institute Act 1949
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to provide for the payment to the British Film Institute of grants out of moneys provided by Parliament.
Citation12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 35
Introduced byGlenvil Hall[1] (Commons)
Lord Pakenham[2] (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent31 May 1949
Other legislation
Amended bySunday Cinema Act 1972
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

Provisions

The Act has only one operative section which allowed the Treasury to make grants to the British Film Institute out of Parliament-approved funds.[3] This was in addition to any grants from the Cinematograph Fund established under the Sunday Entertainments Act 1932.[4]

Amendments

The Act was amended by the Sunday Cinema Act 1972 to remove the reference to the Cinematograph Fund, as it was being wound up.[5]

Timetable

The Act had its second reading in the House of Commons on 6 May 1949.[1] It was passed to the House of Lords on 16 May,[6] and had its second reading there on 25 May.[2] The Act was given royal assent on 31 May 1949.[7]

See also

References
  1. "BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE BILL HC Deb 06 May 1949 vol 464 cc1378-96". Hansard. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. "BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE BILL HL Deb 25 May 1949 vol 162 cc1143-9". Hansard. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  3. "1 - Payment of grants to British Film Institute. (amended)". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  4. "1 - Payment grants to British Film Institute". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  5. "Sunday Cinema Act 1972" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. "BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE BILL HL Deb 16 May 1949 vol 162 c720". Hansard. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  7. "ROYAL ASSENT HC Deb 31 May 1949 vol 465 cc1941-2". Hansard. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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