S.I. No. 114/2004 - Censorship of Films (Fees) Order 2004

I, MICHAEL McDOWELL, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 8 (2) and 11 of the Censorship of Films Act 1923 (No. 23 of 1923), as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1997 ), and with the sanction of the Minister for Finance, order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Censorship of Films (Fees) Order 2004.

2. This Order comes into operation on 1st April, 2004.

3. References to this Order to a section are references to a section of the Censorship of Films Act 1923 .

4. The fees to be charged under section 11(1) are those set out in the Schedule to this Order.

5. (1) The fee to be charged under section 11(2) in respect of an appeal to the Appeal Board is €1,000.

(2) In accordance with section 11(4), a fee so charged shall be refunded to the appellant concerned if the Appeal Board either reverses a decision of the Official Censor or varies it by relaxing or removing a restriction or condition attached to a limited certificate.

(3) The reference to the preceding paragraph to section 11(4) is to that provision as inserted by section 3 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act 1992 (No. 29 of 1992).

6. The Censorship of Films (Fees) Order 1987 ( S.I. No. 341 of 1987 ) is revoked.

SCHEDULE


	Item	Fee payable
		€
1.	Where, in the opinion of the Official Censor—
	(a) a film is of an educational nature:	None
	(b) there will be six prints or fewer of a film in distribution at any one time in the State, per minute of film or part thereof:	3.00
	(c) a film is a trailer or preview or an advertising film or advertising commercial:	100.00
	(d) a film is not in any of the categories specified in (a), (b) or (c) above, per minute of film or part thereof:	12.00
2.	One copy of the reasons furnished by the Official Censor under section 8(2):	20.00

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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 11th day of March, 2004.

MICHAEL McDOWELL,

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

The Minister for Finance sanctions the foregoing Order.

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 19th day of March, 2004.

CHARLIE McCREEVY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations prescribe the fees to be charged in relation to applications for the granting or refusal of certificates for films under Section 11 (1) and appeals under Section 11 (2) of the Censorship of Films Acts, 1923-1992.