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PLACES OF PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT ORDINANCE.
(Chapter 172).
FILM CENSORSHIP REGULATIONS, 1953-
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 7 of the Places
of Public Entertainment Ordinance, the Governor in Council has made the following regulations-
1. These regulations may be cited as the Film Censorship Citation. Regulations, 1953.
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2. The Governor may by notification in the Gazette Appoint- appoint a panel of censors and make such amendments and panel of additions to the composition thereof as he may deem necessary, censors. The secretary to such panel shall be such person as the Governor may appoint and, in the absence of such appointment, shall be the Government Public Relations Officer.
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3. Every film which is intended for exhibition in the Manger of Colony shall be shewn prior thereto for the purpose of censor- alms for ship at the owner's risk and expense at such time and place as censoring. the secretary to the panel of censors shall appoint, and the secretary shall appoint one or more members of the panel of censors (which person or persons is hereinafter referred to as the censor) to exercise the duties of censorship hereunder.
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At the time when such film is shewn for censoring no Persons person other than the censor shall be present save the operator attend and such persons as have the special permission of the censor to censoring. attend for official purposes or technical reasons.
6. (1) The censor may, either upon viewing or such other Powora of
evidence as he may consider sufficient—
(a) refuse to pass a film for exhibition;
(b) approve exhibition without alteration or excision;
(c) approve exhibition subject to alterations or excisions and with or without the necessity that the film shall be shewn again for censorship after such alteration or excision has taken place;
(d) approve exhibition with or without alteration or excision
but subject to conditions.
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