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Aug/090
Aug/090
Video Recordings Act 1984 deemed unenforceable
Films which have not been properly classified by the British Board of Film Classification (under the 1984 Video Recordings Act) can attract fines of up to £20,000 per tape or a prison sentence.
On the 24th August the 1984 Video Recordings Act was found to be unenforceable after it emerged that the then British Government failed to notify the European Commission under the Technical Standards and Regulations Directive of the existence of the new Act.
Current situation
- All pending prosecutions have been abandoned.
- Anyone can sell unclassified films until the problem is rectified.
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