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However, as it will be the inspectors under the
Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing who will be enforcing this part of the Bill, and as reasonable precaution^ is a defence, it is not an excessive request to ask the department concerned to familiarize itself with the practice to be generally adopted by the trade, and to indicate whether in its view such practice is reasonable.
Up to last week, I have still received views put forward by the trade that enforcement of admission for fategory III films might still present grave problems. However, it is difficult to accept that what has worked elsewhere cannot work equally well here, if the censors get it right. We need to watch it closely to see whether the new system achieves the original objectives of liberalising censorship standards for adults without causing unnecessary hardship. We also need to watch closely the actual workings of the inspections, where we have five inspectors covering 124 cinemas and screens on a permanent basis, an arrangement which can give rise to various problems. I would much prefer to see seconded officers from a disciplined service to take on this rather thankless and difficult task on a rotation basis. I urge the Administration to give it serious consideration.
Sir, I support the Bill. Motion.
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