Propose a change

Cinemas Act 1985

Write the words of this act the way you think they should read. Solon shows your change as a redline against the published text and pins it to that exact text, so it can never be applied to wording you did not see.

Change 1

What to do with it
As published

SCHEDULE 3 Enactments Repealed

Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal 9 Edw. 7. c. 30. | The Cinematograph Act 1909. | The whole Act. 22 & 23 Geo. 5 c. 51. | The Sunday Entertainments Act 1932. | Section 1. In section 4, paragraph (a), the words “cinematograph entertainment or” and the words “allowed under this Act or”. In section 5, the definition of “cinematograph entertainment”. 23 & 24 Geo. 5 c. 12. | The Children and Young Persons Act 1933. | In section 12(3), the words “under the Cinematograph Act, 1909, or”. 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 37. | The Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937. | In section 23(3), the words “under the Cinematograph Act, 1909, or”. 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 68. | The Cinematograph Act 1952. | The whole Act. 1963 c. 33. | The London Government Act 1963. | In section 52, subsection (2) and, in subsection (3), the words from “and with” to the end. In Schedule 12, in paragraph 17(1), the words “the Cinematograph Act 1909 or”, in paragraph 18, paragraph (b), and paragraph 19(5). 1966 c. 42. | The Local Government Act 1966. | In Schedule 3, in Part II, the entry numbered 12. 1966 c. 51. | The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966. | In Schedule 4, in Part II, the entry numbered 10. 1967 c. 19. | The Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967. | In section 2(3), the words from the beginning to “such enactment; and”. 1971 c. 40. | The Fire Precautions Act 1971. | Section 12(12). 1972 c. 19. | The Sunday Cinema Act 1972. | The whole Act. 1972 c. 70. | The Local Government Act 1972. | Section 204(5). 1973 c. 65. | The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. | Section 188(3)(a). In Schedule 24, paragraph 33. 1977 c. 45. | The Criminal Law Act 1977. | Section 53(4). 1982 c. 33. | The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 1982. | The whole Act. 1984 c. 12. | The Telecommunications Act 1984. | In Schedule 4, paragraphs 11 and 85. 1984 c. 46. | The Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984. | In Schedule 5, paragraphs 3 and 42. TABLE OF DERIVATIONS Note: The following abbreviations are used in this Table:— 1909 | = The Cinematograph Act 1909 (9 Edw. 7. c. 30) 1932 | = The Sunday Entertainments Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 51) 1952 | = The Cinematograph Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 68) 1963 | = The London Government Act 1963 (c. 33) 1972 | = The Sunday Cinema Act 1972 (c. 19) 1972 c. 70 | = The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) 1973 c. 65 | = The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) 1975 c. 21 | = The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) 1982 | = The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 33) 1982 c. 48 | = The Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48) 1984 c. 12 | = The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) 1984 c. 46 | = The Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984 (c. 46) 1984 c. 60 | = The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) R | = The recommendation of the Law Commission contained in their Report (Cmnd. 9425) on this Act. Provision | Derivation 1(1) | 1909 s. 1(1); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 1. (2) | 1909 s. 2(1); 1952 Sch.; 1972 c. 70 s. 204(5)(a); 1973 c. 65 Sch. 24, para. 33; 1982 Sch. 1, para. 2(1). (3) | 1952 s. 3. 2 | 1952 s. 4(1), (2). 3(1) (3) | 1982 s. 3(1) (3). (4) | 1909 s. 2(2); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 2(2). (5) | 1909 s. 2(3); 1972 c. 70 s. 204(5)(a); 1973 c. 65 Sch. 24, para. 33. (6) | 1982 s. 3(4). (7) | 1909 s. 2(5); Fees for Cinematograph Licences (Variation) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1411); Fees for Cinematograph Licences (Variation) (Scotland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1421). (8)(9) | Local Government Act 1966 (c. 42) ss. 35(2), 40, Sch. 3 Pt. II; Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 (c. 51) s. 42(2), (3), Sch. 4 Pt. II. (10) | 1909 s. 7(2); 1982 s. 9(1), Sch. 1, para. 3(1)(a) (“chief officer of police”, “fire authority”); 1952 s. 4(3); 1982 ss. 3(5), 9(1) (“licence”); 1909 s. 2(1); 1952 s. 9(1); 1982 s. 9(1), Sch. 1. para. 2(1) (“licensing authority”). 4(1) | 1909 s. 1(2); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 1. (2) | 1952 s. 2(1). (3) | Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36) s. 1(2); 1952 s. 2(2). 5(1) | 1909 s. 7(5); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 3(3). (2) | 1982 s. 2(1), (2). (3) | 1909 s. 7(4); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 3(3). 6(1) | 1952 s. 5(1), (3); 1982 s. 9(1). (2) | 1982 s. 2(1), (2). (3) | 1952 s. 5(1). (4) | 1952 s. 5(2). (5) | 1952 s. 5(3). (6) | 1952 s. 5(4); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 7(1). (7) | 1952 s. 5(5); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 7(1). (8) | 1982 Sch. 1 para. 7(2). 7(1) | 1909 s. 7(2); 1982 Sch. 1 para. 3(1). (2) | 1909 s. 7(4)(d); 1952 s. 5(1)(a); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 3(3). 8 | 1909 s. 7(3); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 3(2). 9(1) | 1932 s. 4; R. (2)(3) | 1932 s. 1(1); R. (4) | 1932 s. 1(4); Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45) s. 31(5), (6); 1982 c. 48 s. 46. (5) (7) | 1932 s. 1(3). (8) | 1932 s. 6(3). 10 | 1982 s. 7(1) (3). 11(1) | 1975 c. 21 s. 289G; 1982 s. 7(4); 1982 c. 48 ss. 46, 54; Criminal Penalties etc. (Increase) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/447); Increase of Criminal Penalties etc. (Scotland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/526). (2)(3) | 1982 s. 7(5), (6). 12(1) | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12) s. 12(3); Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 37) s. 23(3); 1982 s. 7(7). (2) | 1982 s. 7(7). 13(1) (4) | 1982 s. 5(1) (4). (5) | 1975 c. 21 s. 289G; 1982 s. 5(5); 1982 c. 48 ss. 46, 54. (6) | 1982 s. 5(6). (7) | 1932 s. 1(2); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 4. (8) | 1984 c. 60 s. 9(2). 14(1) | 1982 s. 6(1). (2) | 1982 s. 6(2). (3) | 1982 s. 6(1); 1984 c. 60 s. 26(1). 15 | 1982 s. 8. 16(1) | 1982 s. 4(1) (2) | 1972 s. 2; 1982 Sch. 1, para. 11. (3) (5) | 1982 s. 4(2) (4). 17 | 1963 Sch. 12, para. 17. 18(1) | 1963 Sch. 12, para. 18. (2) | 1963 Sch. 12, para. 19(5). 19(1)(2) | 1952 s. 7(1), (2). (3) | 1952 s. 7(1); Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967 (c. 19) s. 2(3). 20 | 1982 s. 2(3) (6). 21(1) | 1952 s. 9(1) (“child”); 1909 s. 1(3); 1952 s. 9(1); 1982 s. 1, Sch. 1, paras. 1, 8; 1984 c. 12 Sch. 4, paras. 11, 85; 1984 c. 46 s. 56(2), Sch. 5, paras. 3, 42 (“film exhibition”); 1909 ss. 2(1), 7(6); 1963 s. 52(2); 1972 c. 70 s. 204(5); 1973 c. 65 s. 188(3)(a), Sch. 24, para. 33; 1982 s. 9(1), Sch. 1, paras. 2(1), 3(3) (“local authority”). (2) | 1982 s. 9(2). 22 | Fire Precautions Act 1971 (c. 40) s. 12(11),(12); 1982 s. 10(3). 23 | [Transitional provisions.] 24 | [Consequential amendments and repeals.] 25 | [Citation etc.] Sch. 1 | Fire Precautions Act 1971 (c. 40) ss. 12(11),(12); 1982 s. 10(3). Sch. 2 | [Consequential amendments] Sch. 3 | [Enactments repealed]

Your change, as a redline

SCHEDULE 3 Enactments Repealed

Chapter | Short title | Extent of repeal 9 Edw. 7. c. 30. | The Cinematograph Act 1909. | The whole Act. 22 & 23 Geo. 5 c. 51. | The Sunday Entertainments Act 1932. | Section 1. In section 4, paragraph (a), the words “cinematograph entertainment or” and the words “allowed under this Act or”. In section 5, the definition of “cinematograph entertainment”. 23 & 24 Geo. 5 c. 12. | The Children and Young Persons Act 1933. | In section 12(3), the words “under the Cinematograph Act, 1909, or”. 1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6. c. 37. | The Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937. | In section 23(3), the words “under the Cinematograph Act, 1909, or”. 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 68. | The Cinematograph Act 1952. | The whole Act. 1963 c. 33. | The London Government Act 1963. | In section 52, subsection (2) and, in subsection (3), the words from “and with” to the end. In Schedule 12, in paragraph 17(1), the words “the Cinematograph Act 1909 or”, in paragraph 18, paragraph (b), and paragraph 19(5). 1966 c. 42. | The Local Government Act 1966. | In Schedule 3, in Part II, the entry numbered 12. 1966 c. 51. | The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966. | In Schedule 4, in Part II, the entry numbered 10. 1967 c. 19. | The Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967. | In section 2(3), the words from the beginning to “such enactment; and”. 1971 c. 40. | The Fire Precautions Act 1971. | Section 12(12). 1972 c. 19. | The Sunday Cinema Act 1972. | The whole Act. 1972 c. 70. | The Local Government Act 1972. | Section 204(5). 1973 c. 65. | The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. | Section 188(3)(a). In Schedule 24, paragraph 33. 1977 c. 45. | The Criminal Law Act 1977. | Section 53(4). 1982 c. 33. | The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 1982. | The whole Act. 1984 c. 12. | The Telecommunications Act 1984. | In Schedule 4, paragraphs 11 and 85. 1984 c. 46. | The Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984. | In Schedule 5, paragraphs 3 and 42. TABLE OF DERIVATIONS Note: The following abbreviations are used in this Table:— 1909 | = The Cinematograph Act 1909 (9 Edw. 7. c. 30) 1932 | = The Sunday Entertainments Act 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 51) 1952 | = The Cinematograph Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 68) 1963 | = The London Government Act 1963 (c. 33) 1972 | = The Sunday Cinema Act 1972 (c. 19) 1972 c. 70 | = The Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70) 1973 c. 65 | = The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (c. 65) 1975 c. 21 | = The Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21) 1982 | = The Cinematograph (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 33) 1982 c. 48 | = The Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48) 1984 c. 12 | = The Telecommunications Act 1984 (c. 12) 1984 c. 46 | = The Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984 (c. 46) 1984 c. 60 | = The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) R | = The recommendation of the Law Commission contained in their Report (Cmnd. 9425) on this Act. Provision | Derivation 1(1) | 1909 s. 1(1); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 1. (2) | 1909 s. 2(1); 1952 Sch.; 1972 c. 70 s. 204(5)(a); 1973 c. 65 Sch. 24, para. 33; 1982 Sch. 1, para. 2(1). (3) | 1952 s. 3. 2 | 1952 s. 4(1), (2). 3(1) (3) | 1982 s. 3(1) (3). (4) | 1909 s. 2(2); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 2(2). (5) | 1909 s. 2(3); 1972 c. 70 s. 204(5)(a); 1973 c. 65 Sch. 24, para. 33. (6) | 1982 s. 3(4). (7) | 1909 s. 2(5); Fees for Cinematograph Licences (Variation) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1411); Fees for Cinematograph Licences (Variation) (Scotland) Order 1981 (S.I. 1981/1421). (8)(9) | Local Government Act 1966 (c. 42) ss. 35(2), 40, Sch. 3 Pt. II; Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966 (c. 51) s. 42(2), (3), Sch. 4 Pt. II. (10) | 1909 s. 7(2); 1982 s. 9(1), Sch. 1, para. 3(1)(a) (“chief officer of police”, “fire authority”); 1952 s. 4(3); 1982 ss. 3(5), 9(1) (“licence”); 1909 s. 2(1); 1952 s. 9(1); 1982 s. 9(1), Sch. 1. para. 2(1) (“licensing authority”). 4(1) | 1909 s. 1(2); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 1. (2) | 1952 s. 2(1). (3) | Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (c. 36) s. 1(2); 1952 s. 2(2). 5(1) | 1909 s. 7(5); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 3(3). (2) | 1982 s. 2(1), (2). (3) | 1909 s. 7(4); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 3(3). 6(1) | 1952 s. 5(1), (3); 1982 s. 9(1). (2) | 1982 s. 2(1), (2). (3) | 1952 s. 5(1). (4) | 1952 s. 5(2). (5) | 1952 s. 5(3). (6) | 1952 s. 5(4); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 7(1). (7) | 1952 s. 5(5); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 7(1). (8) | 1982 Sch. 1 para. 7(2). 7(1) | 1909 s. 7(2); 1982 Sch. 1 para. 3(1). (2) | 1909 s. 7(4)(d); 1952 s. 5(1)(a); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 3(3). 8 | 1909 s. 7(3); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 3(2). 9(1) | 1932 s. 4; R. (2)(3) | 1932 s. 1(1); R. (4) | 1932 s. 1(4); Criminal Law Act 1977 (c. 45) s. 31(5), (6); 1982 c. 48 s. 46. (5) (7) | 1932 s. 1(3). (8) | 1932 s. 6(3). 10 | 1982 s. 7(1) (3). 11(1) | 1975 c. 21 s. 289G; 1982 s. 7(4); 1982 c. 48 ss. 46, 54; Criminal Penalties etc. (Increase) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/447); Increase of Criminal Penalties etc. (Scotland) Order 1984 (S.I. 1984/526). (2)(3) | 1982 s. 7(5), (6). 12(1) | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12) s. 12(3); Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (c. 37) s. 23(3); 1982 s. 7(7). (2) | 1982 s. 7(7). 13(1) (4) | 1982 s. 5(1) (4). (5) | 1975 c. 21 s. 289G; 1982 s. 5(5); 1982 c. 48 ss. 46, 54. (6) | 1982 s. 5(6). (7) | 1932 s. 1(2); 1982 Sch. 1, para. 4. (8) | 1984 c. 60 s. 9(2). 14(1) | 1982 s. 6(1). (2) | 1982 s. 6(2). (3) | 1982 s. 6(1); 1984 c. 60 s. 26(1). 15 | 1982 s. 8. 16(1) | 1982 s. 4(1) (2) | 1972 s. 2; 1982 Sch. 1, para. 11. (3) (5) | 1982 s. 4(2) (4). 17 | 1963 Sch. 12, para. 17. 18(1) | 1963 Sch. 12, para. 18. (2) | 1963 Sch. 12, para. 19(5). 19(1)(2) | 1952 s. 7(1), (2). (3) | 1952 s. 7(1); Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967 (c. 19) s. 2(3). 20 | 1982 s. 2(3) (6). 21(1) | 1952 s. 9(1) (“child”); 1909 s. 1(3); 1952 s. 9(1); 1982 s. 1, Sch. 1, paras. 1, 8; 1984 c. 12 Sch. 4, paras. 11, 85; 1984 c. 46 s. 56(2), Sch. 5, paras. 3, 42 (“film exhibition”); 1909 ss. 2(1), 7(6); 1963 s. 52(2); 1972 c. 70 s. 204(5); 1973 c. 65 s. 188(3)(a), Sch. 24, para. 33; 1982 s. 9(1), Sch. 1, paras. 2(1), 3(3) (“local authority”). (2) | 1982 s. 9(2). 22 | Fire Precautions Act 1971 (c. 40) s. 12(11),(12); 1982 s. 10(3). 23 | [Transitional provisions.] 24 | [Consequential amendments and repeals.] 25 | [Citation etc.] Sch. 1 | Fire Precautions Act 1971 (c. 40) ss. 12(11),(12); 1982 s. 10(3). Sch. 2 | [Consequential amendments] Sch. 3 | [Enactments repealed]

One line that says what changes, such as "Halve the dog tax".

Who it helps, what it costs, what it fixes. It is what persuades people to support it.

A proposal here is not law. Support on Solon is evidence that people want the change; the official route says what it takes to make it law.

Sign in to file your proposal. What you have written stays on this page.

Sign in to file it

Think it through

Ask what your change would do, who would gain and who would bear a cost, and where something like it is already law. The assistant reads your draft as it stands, cites the law and the studies it finds, and takes no side. What you file stays yours.

Questions to start with
Think it through
Legal information from the published text, not advice for your case. Check the sources. Find a law · What the register holds