Singapore legislation
Section 5
Section 5
Registration of film renters
(1)
Any person who desires to rent any film for exhibition shall apply to the Director-General for registration as a registered renter.
(2)
The Director-General shall refuse to register any person as a registered renter unless —
the place of business of that person is in Singapore;
he is liable to income tax under the Income Tax Act; and
he is registered under the provisions of the Business Registration Act (Cap. 32) or is incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act (Cap. 50).
(3)
Any person other than a registered renter who rents any film shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 for every day during which the offence is committed in respect of one or more films.
(4)
Before he registers any person as a registered renter, the Director-General may require that person to give such particulars as he may consider necessary for registration under subsection (1).
(5)
The Director-General may at any time require the renter to lodge such security as he may consider to be appropriate for the payment of film-hire duty.
(6)
Any person who gives to the Director-General any particulars which he knows or has reason to believe to be false shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(7)
Subject to this section, the Director-General may, on receiving an application for registration, register the applicant as a registered renter or may register him provisionally for such period as may be specified by the Director-General.
(8)
No copy of any film, which has not been authorised for exhibition, shall be approved for exhibition by the Chairman unless the person or firm renting the film is a registered renter.
(9)
The Director-General shall from time to time furnish the Chairman with lists of registered renters.
(10)
The Director-General may require the Chairman to give him such information as he may require for the purposes of implementing the provisions of this Act.