Film Censorship Act 2002 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Control of Films and Film-Publicity Materials
7. Detention of imported film and film-publicity material
Feedback & supportWhere any film or film-publicity material is imported into
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;
Malaysia, the proper officer of customs to whom such film or film-publicity material is presented upon such importation or who discovers such importation shall detain the film or film-publicity material.
proper officer of customs
“proper officer of customs” has the meaning assigned to that expression in the Customs Act 1967;
Any film or film-publicity material detained under subsection
film-publicity material
“film-publicity material” includes the original or duplicate of the whole or any part of a picture, photograph, poster, figure, handbill, slide, newspaper advertisement and any other form of advertisement printed or recorded on any material and intended to publicise a film;
shall not be released unless a permit or a certificate of exemption issued under section 8 in respect of the film or film-publicity material is presented to a proper officer of customs having control of the film or material.
Any person who, without a permit or a certificate of exemption issued under section 8, removes or causes to be removed from the control of any proper officer of customs any film or film-publicity material which has been imported into Malaysia commits an offence and shall be liable on conviction 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.
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