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Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993  094
III: Classification of Publications
Submission of Publications
12   Submission of films by labelling body




                                PART III
                      CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS


                        Submission of Publications

   12. Submission of films by labelling body---(1) Where---
   (a) An application is made under section 9 (1) of this Act in respect
         of a film; and
   (b) The labelling body is not permitted, under regulations made under
         this Act, to assign a rating to that film,---

 the labelling body shall submit that film to the Classification Office
 for examination and classification pursuant to section 23 of this Act.

   (2) Where---
   (a) The labelling body is having substantial difficulty in determining
         the appropriate rating to assign to a film; or
   (b) There is disagreement among the persons who are carrying out the
         functions of the labelling body on the appropriate rating to
         assign to a film,---

 the labelling body may, subject to subsection (3) of this section,
 submit that film to the Classification Office for examination and
 classification pursuant to section 23 of this Act.

   (3) The labelling body may submit a film to the Classification Office
 under subsection (2) of this section only with the leave of the Chief
 Censor. That leave may be obtained on application made on the form
 provided for that purpose by the Chief Censor.

   (4) Where the Classification Office directs, under section 36 of this
 Act, that a label should be issued in respect of any film submitted to
 it under subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this section, the labelling
 body shall issue a label in accordance with the direction of the
 Classification Office.
     Cf. 1987, No. 85, s. 15
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