Film Censorship Act 2002 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part I · Preliminary
2. Non-application
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Act does not apply to the Federal Government or the Government of any State.
This Act shall not apply to—
any film sponsored by the Federal Government or the
Government of any State;
any film transhipped within Malaysia for delivery at a place outside Malaysia;
any film whether produced in or imported into Malaysia which the owner does not intend to exhibit in Malaysia or any film which is produced in Malaysia and intended by the owner for worldwide distribution, other than
Malaysia, where a permit or a certificate of exemption has been granted under section 8 by the Board;
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any film, not being obscene or lewd, which is in the possession of any person or his agent and is intended for his own private use and not for the purpose of sale, hire, distribution, public exhibition or circulation so long as the film remains in such possession.
This Act shall not be construed as permitting the censorship of any film or film-publicity material published, displayed, circulated, exhibited, distributed or transmitted over the internet or over intranets.
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;