or encourage the commission of offences). The current labelling regulations are The Video Recordings (Labelling) Regulations 2012. Discovery of loophole and replacement In August 2009 it was discovered that the Act was unenforceable as the European Commission was not notified about it, as required by Directive 83/189 (see now Directive 98/34). Directive 83/189 had to be implemented by 31 March 1984 (12 months after its notification to the Member States). Until this situation was rectified, it was legal to sell and supply unclassified videos and computer games, although many retailers had agreed to observe the regulations voluntarily. Then pending prosecutions under the Act were abandoned, but the government has claimed that past convictions cannot be challenged.The government's view was upheld in 2010 when two appeals against earlier convictions were dismissed. In December 2009 the government introduced new legislation, the Video Recordings Act 2010, which repealed and immediately revived the Video Recordings Act 1984, after the required notification was provided to the European Commission in October 2009. This legislation, which was enacted under the "fast-track" procedure (and therefore was expedited through Parliament), made the 1984 Act enforceable once again, as well as allowing it to be amended by the Digital Economy Act 2010. In December 2014 streaming and on demand services were brought under the remit of this act via the Audiovisual Media Services Regulations 2014. See also Video Appeals Committee Manhunt 2 Grotesque, Japanese horror film that was banned from sale outright in the United Kingdom after the BBFC refused to rate it 18 References (paperback edition) Further reading Available online. United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1984 Home video Film censorship in the United Kingdom July 1984 events in the United Kingdom