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(E) IS QUOTE WHETHER ANY FILM INCITES HATRED OF ANY PARTICULAR CLASS OF THE PUBLIC BY REFERENCE TO THE POLITICAL BELIEF OF THE MEMBERS OF THAT CLASS UNQUOTE AN ACCEPTABLE TEST UNDER THE EXCEPTION IN ARTICLE 19(3)(A)? 1.E. COULD BE ADD TO THE PRESENT 9(2)(B) OF THE DRAFT BILL, AFTER 'SEX OF THE WORDS ''OR THE POLITICAL OR SOCIAL GROUPING''? (TEXT OF DRAFT BILL TO BE TAXED TO YOU)
4. UNDER THE ROYAL INSTRUCTION THE GOVERNOR CANNOT ASSENT TO A
BILL INCONSISTENT WITH BRITAIN'S TREATY OBLIGATIONS. IS THERE ANY
LIMIT UPONG HIS POWER TO MAKE SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION SO
INCONSISTENT?
5. WE ARE CONSIDERING A SHORT TERM SOLUTION TO THE VIRES PROBLEM
AND HAVE THREE OPTIONS IN MIND:
1) TO MAKE NEW REGULATIONS REPEATING THE EXISTING CRITERIA CONTAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES (TO BE FAXED TO YOU)
2) TO MAKE NEW REGULATIONS CONTAINING THE CRITERIA PROPOSED IN THE FILM CENSORSHIP BILL
3) TO ENACT A SHORT BILL VALIDATING, FOR THE FUTURE ONLY, THE POWER OF THE CENSOR TO ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GUIDELINES. SUCH
A BILL WOULD BE EXPRESSED TO EXIST ONLY UNTIL THE FILM CENSORSHIP
BILL IS PASSED. WOULD THERE BE ANY LIMITATION ON THE POWER OF THE GOVERNOR TO ASSENT TO THE BILL DESCRIBED IN 3)?
6. AG WILL BE IN LONDON ON FRIDAY AND COULD DISCUSS WITH YOUR LEGAL
ADVISERS THAT DAY OR SATURDAY A.M. HE WILL ALSO BE IN LONDON
DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEK BUT HEAVILY ENGAGED IN A PRIVY COUNCIL
CASE.
HE CAN BE CONTACTED AT HIS CHAMBERS TEL. NO. 01-538 838.
WILSON
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THIS TELEGRAM WAS NOT ADVANCED
FED INFO D.
PS/MR RENTON
MR GILLMORE MR MCLAREN
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