United Kingdom law
United Kingdom legislation
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 .
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]
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]
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