British Film Institute Act 1949

British Film Institute Act 1949

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to provide for the payment to the British Film Institute of grants out of moneys provided by Parliament.
Citation	12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 35
Introduced by	Glenvil Hall[1] (Commons) Lord Pakenham[2] (Lords)
Dates
Royal assent	31 May 1949
Other legislation
Amended by	Sunday Cinema Act 1972
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

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.

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]

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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