Film Censorship Act 2002 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Control of Films and Film-Publicity Materials
10. Decision of the Board
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film
“film” includes the original or duplicate of the whole or any part of— (a) a cinematograph film; and (b) a videotape, diskette, laser disc, compact disc, hard disc and other record, of a sequence of visual images, being a record capable of being used as a means of showing that sequence as a moving picture, whether or not accompanied by sound;
Board may—
approve the film for exhibition without any alteration;
approve the film for exhibition with such alteration as it may require; or
refuse to approve the film for exhibition.
The Secretary shall notify the owner of the film in writing of the decision of the Board made under subsection (1).
Secretary
“Secretary” means the Secretary provided to the Board under subsection 4(3), and includes an Assistant Secretary;
In a case to which paragraph (1)(b) or (1)(c) applies, the
Board shall furnish to the owner of the film in writing its reasons for requiring the alteration or for the refusal.
owner
“owner”, in relation to a film or film-publicity material, means— (a) a person who is entitled to the possession of the film or film-publicity material whether it is made or produced in Malaysia or imported from outside Malaysia; or (b) any person who has the film or film-publicity material in his control, possession or ownership at the time in question;