Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations 1919 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1920. No. 97.

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Customs (CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS) REGULATIONS 1919.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Customs Act 1901-1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this ninth day of June, 1920.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. H. LAIRD SMITH,

For Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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AMENDMENT of Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations 1919.

(Statutory Rules 1919, No. 137, as amended by Statutory Rules 1919, No. 151.)

Regulation 17 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films). Regulations 1919 is hereby repealed and, the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“17. (1) One specimen of each piece of advertising matter intended for use in the Commonwealth of Australia in connexion with the exhibition of moving pictures or cinematograph shows shall before importation be deposited with the Commonwealth Film Censorship.

“(2) If the advertising matter is passed by the Commonwealth Film Censorship for importation the specimen deposited may be retained by the Commonwealth Film Censorship.

“(3) Advertising matter which has been passed for importation by the Commonwealth Film Censorship shall not be used in the Commonwealth in connexion with the exhibition of moving pictures or cinematograph shows otherwise than in the form in which the advertising matter was passed for importation and without any direct or indirect addition thereto or comment thereon to which the consent of the Commonwealth Film Censorship has not been first obtained.

“(4) The importer of any advertising matter shall give security in such form and for such amount as the Collector of Customs for the State in which the advertising matter is imported deems necessary.

“(5) In any prosecution for any contravention of this regulation the production of any specimen of advertising matter deposited with the Commonwealth Film Censorship shall be evidence of the form in which the advertising matter was passed for importation.

“(6) In this regulation advertising matter includes posters, photographs, sketches, programmes slides and other advertising matter intended for use in connexion with the exhibition of moving pictures or cinematograph shows.”

        

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