42. Reconsideration of publications---(1) Any person may, with the
 leave of the Chief Censor, submit any publication to the Classification
 Office for reconsideration of the last decision of the Classification
 Office or the Board in respect of that publication if not less than 3
 years have elapsed since that decision was recorded in any list produced
 in accordance with section 40 of this Act, and the Classification Office
 may alter or confirm the previous decision.

   (2) Any owner, maker, publisher, or authorised distributor of a
 publication may submit that publication to the Classification Office for
 reconsideration of the last decision of the Classification Office or the
 Board in respect of that publication if not less than 3 years have
 elapsed since that decision was recorded in any list produced in
 accordance with section 40 of this Act, and the Classification Office
 may alter or confirm the previous decision.

   (3) Notwithstanding that the period specified in subsection (1) or
 subsection (2) of this section has not expired, any person may, with the
 leave of the Chief Censor, submit any publication to the Classification
 Office for reconsideration of any decision made in respect of it within
 the period referred to in those subsections if---
   (a) In the case of a film, the film has been substantially altered
         since that decision; or
   (b) The Chief Censor is satisfied that there are special circumstances
         justifying reconsideration of the decision.
     Cf. 1963, No. 22, s. 20; 1983, No. 130, s. 19; 1987, No. 85, s. 30;
       1990, No. 59, s. 6 (2)