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.
Long title | An Act to provide for the payment to the British Film Institute of grants out of moneys provided by Parliament. |
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Citation | 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 35 |
Introduced by | Glenvil Hall[1] (Commons) Lord Pakenham[2] (Lords) |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 31 May 1949 |
Other legislation | |
Amended by | Sunday Cinema Act 1972 |
Status: Current legislation | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
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]
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]
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]