Cinematograph Films Regulations




Oct. 2.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
2877

[Form No. 2.
NOTICE OF APPEAL FROM DECISION OF CENSOR AS TO POSTERS
UNDER THE CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS ACT, 1928.
To the Under-Secretary,
Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.
PURSUANT to the provisions of the Cinematograph Films
(Censorship of Posters) Regulations, appeal is hereby made
from the decision of the Censor in respect of the following
described posters intended to be used in relation to the
cinematograph film entitled

Fee of £3 3s. is enclosed.

Identification Number. Description of Poster. Censor's Decision.

Dated at this day of 19
Name of Appellant:
Address:
Description:

SECOND SCHEDULE.
FEES PAYABLE FOR THE EXAMINATION OF POSTERS.
For the examination of all the posters (whether comprised
in one or more applications) relating to:—
(a) A quota film or a serial film .. .. 10s.
(b) Any other film .. .. .. 1s.

FEES PAYABLE ON APPEALS FROM DECISION OF CENSOR.
For an appeal in respect of one or more posters relating
to any one film .. .. .. .. £3 3s.
A. W. MULLIGAN,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
(I.A. 13/11/16.)

Regulations with reference to the Publication of the Certificate
of the Censor and Registrar in respect of Sound-picture
Films.
BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 29th day of
September, 1930.
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him
by the Cinematograph Films Act, 1928 (hereinafter
referred to as “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor-
General of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with
the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said
Dominion, doth hereby make the regulations hereinafter set
forth with respect to the publication of the certificate given
by the Censor and Registrar in respect of sound-picture films,
and doth hereby declare that the regulations hereby made
shall come into force on the second day of October, one
thousand nine hundred and thirty.

REGULATIONS.

  1. THESE regulations may be cited as the Cinematograph
    Films (Sound Films Censorship) Regulations.

  2. Every film the exhibition of which is intended to be
    accompanied by a mechanical reproduction of sound (whether
    or not the device or arrangement for such reproduction is an
    integral part of the film) shall have attached, so as to form an
    integral part thereof, a photographic reproduction of the
    certificate of the Censor and Registrar in relation to such
    film, in the position specified hereunder—
    (a) In the case of a film in which the device or arrangement
    for the reproduction of sound is not an integral part
    of the film, the certificate shall be incorporated so as
    immediately to precede the cast of characters, or where
    there is no such cast, so as immediately to precede the
    picture.
    (b) In the case of a film in which the device or arrangement
    for the mechanical reproduction of sound is an integral
    part of the film the reproduction of the certificate
    shall be incorporated so as immediately to precede
    that portion of the main title of the film which is
    accompanied by sound.

  3. The photographic reproduction of the certificate of the
    Censor and Registrar shall not be less than 6 ft. in length
    in the case of a film exceeding 3,000 ft. in length, and not
    less than 3 ft. in length in every other case.

  4. The photographic reproduction of the certificate of the
    Censor and Registrar may be made in such manner that the
    date of the issue of the certificate is excluded from the com-
    pleted reproduction.
    A. W. MULLIGAN,
    Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
    (I.A. 13/11/154.)

Amendment of Cinematograph Films (Storage, Exhibition, and
Renting) Regulations.
BLEDISLOE, Governor-General.
ORDER IN COUNCIL.
At the Government House at Wellington, this 29th day of
September, 1930.
Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council.
IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him
by the Cinematograph Films Act, 1928, and of all other
powers and authorities enabling him in this behalf, His
Excellency the Governor-General of the Dominion of New
Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the
Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make
for the purposes of the said Act the following regulations in
amendment of the Cinematograph Films (Storage, Exhibition,
and Renting) Regulations, 1929.

REGULATIONS.

  1. THESE regulations may be cited as the Cinematograph
    Films (Storage, Exhibition, and Renting) Regulations, 1929,
    Amendment No. 1.
  2. In these regulations, the expression “the principal
    regulations” means the Cinematograph Films (Storage, Ex-
    hibition, and Renting) Regulations, 1929.
  3. Clause 23 of the principal regulations is hereby revoked,
    and the following clause substituted therefor:—
    “23. Every renter’s license shall be in the form No. 5 in
    the First Schedule hereto, and shall be issued subject to the
    conditions prescribed in that form and to such special con-
    ditions (if any) as the Chief Inspector may impose as being, in
    his opinion, reasonably necessary for the purpose of securing
    the safety of the public.”
  4. The form No. 5 in the First Schedule to the principal
    regulations is hereby revoked, and the following form substi-
    tuted therefor:—

[Form No. 5
RENTER’S LICENSE.
Under the Cinematograph Films Act, 1928.
IN pursuance of the Cinematograph Films Act, 1928,
of , is hereby licensed to carry on business as a
renter of cinematograph films in premises situated at .
This license authorizes the storage of a quantity of film not
exceeding ft. at any one time.
This license is issued subject to the following conditions,
namely:—

  1. That the licensee, in respect of all films for the time being
    in his possession or under his control, shall at all
    times comply with the requirements of Part I of the
    Cinematograph Films (Storage, Exhibition, and Rent-
    ing) Regulations, 1929:
  2. That the licensee shall not enter into any agreement
    out of New Zealand with respect to the exhibition of
    cinematograph films in New Zealand, if such agree-
    ment, if made in New Zealand, would be in contra-
    vention of any of the provisions of Part V of the
    Cinematograph Films Act, 1928, or if the effect of such
    agreement would be to restrict in any way any right
    of rejection or other right which an exhibitor would,
    by virtue of that Act, have if the agreement were made
    in New Zealand; and, further, that the licensee
    shall not, in the conduct of his business as a renter,
    receive or distribute films if he has reason to believe
    that in relation to such films any exhibitor has entered
    into an agreement out of New Zealand, with any
    person other than the renter, whereby he has been
    deprived of any right of rejection or other right that
    he would have had by virtue of the said Act if the
    agreement were made in New Zealand:
    and is also subject to the following special conditions:—

[Set out any special conditions.]



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🏛️ Regulations for Censorship of Posters under Cinematograph Films Act (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
29 September 1930
Censorship, Cinematograph Films, Posters, Advertising, Regulations
  • A. W. Mulligan, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

🏛️ Regulations for Publication of Censor and Registrar Certificate for Sound-picture Films

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
29 September 1930
Sound Films, Censorship, Certificate, Regulations
  • A. W. Mulligan, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council

🏛️ Amendment of Cinematograph Films Storage, Exhibition, and Renting Regulations

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
29 September 1930
Cinematograph Films, Storage, Exhibition, Renting, Regulations
  • A. W. Mulligan, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council