Cinema Licence

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Any public performance of a film exhibition needs to be licensed by councils under the Cinemas Act 1985. A cinema licence allows 'any exhibition of moving pictures' other than TV programmes on terrestrial TV or cable programmes which are licensed under the Cable and Broadcasting Act 1984.

To apply for the grant or renewal of a cinema licence you can:

• print off the application form below using the pdf link, sign it and post with the fee
• send it to us online using the e-form link and then come to the Customer Service Centre to sign it and pay the fee.

Please note that the form will only be processed once the appropriate fee is paid. Submitting a form online does not constitute making a valid application.

Use the related content link to application fees on the right hand side of this page to find the current licence fee.

Cinema licence online form
Cinema licence application form (pdf - 65Kb)
Cinema licence conditions (pdf - 90Kb)

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Contact details

• email: licensing.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk
• phone: 0141 840 3244
• fax: 0141 840 3566
• visit or write to
  Renfrewshire Council
  Licensing Section
  Renfrewshire House
  Cotton Street
  Paisley
  PA1 1TT