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The Cultural Test (Television Programmes) Regulations 2013

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2.—(1) In these Regulations—

the Act” means the Corporation Tax Act 2009;

cast” means the actors and performers in a drama or animation, but not any extras;

heads of department” has the meaning given by paragraph (2);

participant” means a presenter, narrator, subject, or any other person who both participates and appears in a documentary [F1or a children’s programme];

production crew” means all the persons directly involved in the production of a programme who do not appear in the programme;

programme” means a drama M1, a documentary[F2, an animation or a children’s programme] which is a relevant programme M2;

qualifying person” means a national of, or a person ordinarily resident in, [F3the United Kingdom or] an EEA state;

recognised regional or minority language” means Welsh, Scottish-Gaelic, Irish, Scots, Ulster Scots, Cornish or British Sign Language;

special effects” means artificial techniques or processes, which are not visual effects, used to create an illusion in a programme; and

visual effects” means digital alterations to a programme's images.

(2) “Heads of department” means—

(a)in relation to a drama, lead cinematographer, lead production designer, lead costume designer, lead editor, lead sound designer, lead visual effects supervisor and lead hair and makeup supervisor;

(b)in relation to a documentary, lead camera operator, lead sound recordist, lead editor and lead researcher;

(c)in relation to an animation, lead layout supervisor, lead production designer, lead character designer, lead editor, lead sound designer, lead visual effects supervisor and lead modelling supervisor[F4; and

(d)in relation to a children’s programme, lead cinematographer, lead production designer, lead costume designer, lead editor, lead sound designer, lead visual effects supervisor, lead hair and makeup supervisor and lead researcher].

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M1“Drama” is defined in section 1216AC(2) of the Act.

M2“Relevant programme” is defined in section 1216AB of the Act.

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