Malaysia legislation
Section 6
Section 6
(a)
have in his possession or in his custody or under his control; or
(b)
circulate, exhibit, distribute, display, manufacture, produce, sell or hire, any film or film-publicity material which has not been approved by the Board.
(2)
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction—
(a)
in respect of any film, to a fine of not less than five thousand ringgit and not more than thirty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both; or
(b)
in respect of any film-publicity material, to a fine of not less than one thousand ringgit and not more than ten thousand ringgit.
(3)
This section shall not apply to any film or film-publicity material in respect of which a certificate of exemption has been issued under subsection 8(3) so long as any conditions subject to which the certificate is issued are complied with.
Detention of imported film and film-publicity material