Film Censorship Act 2002 · Updated to 1 Jan 2006 · Part III · Control of Films and Film-Publicity Materials
9. Submission of film for censorship
Feedback & supportThe owner of a film shall submit the film in the prescribed manner for censorship to the Board without any alteration or excision and at his own risk and expense—
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;
in the case of an imported film not exempted under subsection 8(3) which is released under section 7, within the time and at the place specified in the permit issued in respect of the film under subsection 8(1); or
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in the case of a film made or produced in Malaysia and intended to be exhibited in Malaysia, within fourteen days of the completion of such making or production.
The owner of a film who contravenes subsection (1) 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.
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;