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Section 7

Detention of imported film and film-publicity material

of Film Censorship Act 2002

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Section 7
(1)

Where any film or film-publicity material is imported into

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.

(2)

Any film or film-publicity material detained under subsection

(1)

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.

(3)

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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