Classification certificates are given to video titles and video and computer games which are required by law to be classified pursuant to the Video Recordings Act 1984 (as amended by the Video Recordings Act 1993 and the Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994) and the Video Recordings (Labelling) Regulations 1985 (as amended by The Video Recordings (Labelling) (Amendment) Regulations 1995). Below are the current British film classification categories:
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UNIVERSALC
Particularly suitable for young children |
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UNIVERSAL
Suitable for all ages |
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PARENTAL GUIDANCE
General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children |
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Certificate 12
- has now been replaced by 12a in cinemas. There are no plans at present to change the '12' certificate for video because it would make no useful difference to the present situation for video. The present video '12' means that you have to be 12 or above to rent or buy the video.
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15
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over |
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18
Suitable only for persons of 18 years and over |
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E
Exempt |
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