Video Recordings Act 2010
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The Video Recordings Act 2010 (c.1) is an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
that received Royal Assent
on 21 January 2010. The Act repealed and then brought back into force parts of the Video Recordings Act 1984
which related to the regulation of video recordings. The Act was required because it was discovered in August 2009 that the European Commission
had not been notified, in 1984, of the provisions of the Act in accordance with the predecessor to Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998, which laid down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. The provisions of the Act, which related to video classification and distribution in the United Kingdom, were unenforceable until the EC had been correctly notified of the technical standards.
The Act was debated by the House of Commons in just one day on 6 January 2010. It was first presented (first reading) on the 15th December 2009 and the second reading, committee stage and third reading all took place, one after the other, on the 6 January.
Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom
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of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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that received Royal Assent
Royal Assent
The granting of royal assent refers to the method by which any constitutional monarch formally approves and promulgates an act of his or her nation's parliament, thus making it a law...
on 21 January 2010. The Act repealed and then brought back into force parts of the Video Recordings Act 1984
Video Recordings Act 1984
The Video Recordings Act 1984 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was passed in 1984. It states that commercial video recordings offered for sale or for hire within the UK must carry a classification that has been agreed upon by an authority designated by the Home Office...
which related to the regulation of video recordings. The Act was required because it was discovered in August 2009 that the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
had not been notified, in 1984, of the provisions of the Act in accordance with the predecessor to Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998, which laid down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. The provisions of the Act, which related to video classification and distribution in the United Kingdom, were unenforceable until the EC had been correctly notified of the technical standards.
The Act was debated by the House of Commons in just one day on 6 January 2010. It was first presented (first reading) on the 15th December 2009 and the second reading, committee stage and third reading all took place, one after the other, on the 6 January.