Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993
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III: Classification of Publications
Submission of Publications
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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