Video Appeals Committee
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The Video Appeals Committee was a body set up by the United Kingdom
's Video Recordings Act
.http://www.bbfc.org.uk/news/press/19990101b.html If a video or video-game distributor's work is rejected by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), preventing it from being legally sold in the UK, the distributor can appeal to the VAC, which has the power to order the BBFC to reverse its decision and to grant a certificate to the disputed work. The BBFC has the option of challenging the VAC's decision through the courts using judicial review
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
's Video Recordings Act
Video Recordings Act
Video Recordings Act may refer to:*Video Recordings Act 1984 in the United Kingdom*Video Recordings Act 1987 in New Zealand*Video Recordings Act 2010 in the United Kingdom...
.http://www.bbfc.org.uk/news/press/19990101b.html If a video or video-game distributor's work is rejected by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), preventing it from being legally sold in the UK, the distributor can appeal to the VAC, which has the power to order the BBFC to reverse its decision and to grant a certificate to the disputed work. The BBFC has the option of challenging the VAC's decision through the courts using judicial review
Judicial review
Judicial review is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the judiciary. Specific courts with judicial review power must annul the acts of the state when it finds them incompatible with a higher authority...
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