Films Act 1960

Films Act 1960^[a]
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to consolidate the Cinematograph Films Acts, 1938 to 1960.
Citation	8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 57
Territorial extent	England and Wales; Scotland;
Dates
Royal assent	29 July 1960
Commencement	1 January 1961
Repealed	23 May 1985
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	See § Repealed enactments
Amended by	Singapore Act 1966; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1977; Films Act 1980; Film Levy Finance Act 1981;
Repealed by	Films Act 1985
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Films Act 1960 (8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 57) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the regulation of the British film industry in England and Wales and Scotland.^[1]

Provisions

Section 51(1) of the act repealed 3 enactments, listed in that section.^[2]

The whole act was repealed by section 7(1) of, and schedule 2 to, the Films Act 1985, which came into force on 23 May 1985.^[3]

↑ Dickinson, Margaret; Street, Sarah (1985). Cinema and State: The Film Industry and the British Government, 1927–84. London: British Film Institute.
↑ "Films Act 1960", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, Eliz2/8-9 c. 57
↑ "Films Act 1985", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1985 c. 21

Text of the Films Act 1960 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.