Issue of Labels

   36. Issue of labels in respect of films---(1) Where the Classification
 Office has examined and classified a film submitted to it pursuant to
 section 12 of this Act, the Classification Office shall, subject to
 subsection (4) of this section and to section 34 (b) of this Act, direct
 the labelling body to issue a label in respect of that film.

   (2) Where the Classification Office has examined and classified a film
 submitted to it under section 13 or section 42 of this Act, or referred
 to it pursuant to section 29 (1) or section 41 (3) of this Act, the
 Classification Office may, subject to section 34 (b) of this Act, if the
 Classification Office is satisfied that the film is available for public
 supply or public exhibition, or is intended to be made available for
 public supply or public exhibition, direct the labelling body to issue a
 label in respect of that film.

   (3) Every direction under subsection (1) or subsection (2) of this
 section shall specify, in respect of the film,---
   (a) Either,---
           (i) Where the Classification Office has classified the film as
         unrestricted, the rating to be assigned to that film; or
           (ii) Where the Classification Office has classified the film
         as a restricted publication, the classification of that film;
         and
   (b) Where appropriate, the description to be assigned to that film;
         and
   (c) Where, pursuant to section 27 of this Act, the Classification
         Office has imposed conditions on the public display of the film,
         or any film poster relating to the film, or both, those
         conditions.

   (4) The Classification Office shall not direct the labelling body to
 issue a label in respect of any film that the Classification Office has
 classified as objectionable.

   (5) Where, under subsection (2) of this section, the Classification
 Office directs the labelling body to issue a label in respect of any
 film, any label previously issued in respect of that film by the
 labelling body, and any previous direction by the Classification Office
 to the labelling body to issue a label in respect of that film, shall,
 for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to be cancelled.
     Cf. 1987, No. 85, s. 25 (2)-(6)