Singapore legislation

Section 17

of Public Entertainments Act 1958

Section 17

Duties of licensee providing arts entertainment

Amended by32/201432/201428/2017

(1)

A licensee must —

(a)

provide to the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer all relevant information and documents that the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer requires for the purpose of determining the classification of the content of an arts entertainment;

(b)

comply with such procedures and requirements as the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer may direct in relation to the classification of the content of the arts entertainment; and

(c)

pay to the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer the prescribed fee, within the time specified by the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer, for the classification of the content of the arts entertainment.

Amended by32/2014

(2)

The Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer may refuse to classify the content of an arts entertainment if —

(a)

the licensee does not comply with subsection (1); (b)any information or document provided to the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer under subsection (1)(a) is incomplete or inaccurate; or

(c)

the content of the arts entertainment does not fall within any of the classifications of arts entertainment determined by the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer under section 16.[15B

Amended by32/201428/2017