Film Censorship Act 2002 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Control of Films and Film-Publicity Materials
18. Display of mark of approval, certificate and classification
Feedback & supportThe owner of a film approved by the Board for exhibition shall affix on the film the Board’s mark of approval.
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;
There shall be displayed in the prescribed manner in respect of every film approved by the Board for exhibition—
prescribed
“prescribed” means prescribed by the Minister by regulations made under this Act;
the certificate in respect of the film;
the classification of the film; and
the name and address of the person who exhibits, distributes, displays or sells, as the case may be, the film.
The owner of a film who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence.
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;
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Any person who—
exhibits, distributes or sells a film in contravention of subsection (2); or
displays in respect of a film a classification different from that given by the Board to the film, commits an offence.
A person who is convicted of an offence under this section shall be liable 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.