Film Censorship Act 2002 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part VII · Miscellaneous
52. Disposal of unclaimed films
Feedback & supportThe Board may order any film or film-publicity material to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as it thinks fit if the film or film-publicity material still remains in its possession after a period of two years has lapsed since—
the date of its detention under section 7;
if the film or film-publicity material is approved under section 10, the date the Board notifies the owner under subsection 10(2); or
where any alteration of a film or film-publicity material is required under section 11, the date the Board notifies the owner to take possession of the film or film-publicity material.
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For the purposes of subsection (1), any film or film-publicity material under the control of a proper officer of customs by virtue of section 7 shall be deemed to be in the possession of the Board.
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;