Censorship of Films and Public Entertainments Act · 2002 Revised Edition · Part II · Centralised Censorship of Films and Certain Public Entertainments
14. Censorship of public entertainments
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Whether or not Part II has been complied with, the Minister may prohibit for the time being the exhibition of any particular public entertainment, or the publication of any advertising matter relating thereto, and at the same time call for the script or a full description thereof for submission to the Censor.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Home Affairs or such other Minister who is subsequently charged with the responsibility for this Act;
The Censor shall, with respect to any public entertainment, the script or a description of which has been submitted to the Censor under subsection (1), have the same powers as the Censor has under paragraphs (a),
Censor
“Censor” means such members of the Panel of Censors, not being less than 3 in number, as the Secretary shall in any particular case appoint to exercise the duties of censorship hereunder;
and (d) of subsection (1) of section 5 with respect to films.
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A proprietor or person responsible for the exhibition of public entertainment, who is aggrieved by a decision of the Censor under this section with respect to such entertainment, shall have the same rights as the owner or hirer of a film under subsection (2) of section 5 and subsection (1)
exhibition
“exhibition” means exhibition in a place to which the public or any class of the public has or may have access;
of section 10.
The Board shall, with respect to any public entertainment which is the subject of a decision by the Censor which has been appealed from to it, have all the powers of the Censor, and its decision shall supersede that of the
Board
“Board” means the Board of Review constituted under the provisions of subsection (1) of section 10;
Censor.
Terms defined in s 2
advertising matter
Defined · s 2“advertising matter” means any photograph, picture, poster, figure, text and any other matter of whatsoever nature advertising a film or public entertainment;
Board
Defined · s 2“Board” means the Board of Review constituted under the provisions of subsection (1) of section 10;
Censor
Defined · s 2“Censor” means such members of the Panel of Censors, not being less than 3 in number, as the Secretary shall in any particular case appoint to exercise the duties of censorship hereunder;
exhibition
Defined · s 2“exhibition” means exhibition in a place to which the public or any class of the public has or may have access;
Minister
Defined · s 2“Minister” means the Minister responsible for Home Affairs or such other Minister who is subsequently charged with the responsibility for this Act;
public entertainment
Defined · s 2“public entertainment” includes theatricals, stage plays, wayang-wayang, concerts, animal or circus performances, marionette shows and other dramatic, spectacular or operatic performances of whatsoever nature, to which the public or any class of the Censorship of Films and Public Entertaiments p. 4 public is admitted, whether gratuitously or otherwise, but always excepting cinematograph shows;
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