Singapore legislation
Section 10A
Section 10A
Class licence for certain imports, etc., of certain films
(1)
The Authority may, by order in the Gazette, determine a class licence that authorises any person to which the order applies —
to import, distribute or publicly exhibit a film of a specified kind in the course of any business;
to import, distribute or publicly exhibit a film in the course of a specified kind of business; or
to import, distribute or publicly exhibit a film of a specified kind in the course of a specified kind of business.
(2)
The Authority may include in the class licence any condition that it thinks fit, including but not limited to the following:
a condition specifying the places at which, the geographical area within which, or the periods during which, the import, distribution or public exhibition of the film is authorised under the class licence;
a condition that any class licensee under the class licence must comply with a code or standard incorporated by the class licence and made applicable to the person;
a condition that facilitates compliance by class licensees with the classification requirements of this Act,and the order in the Gazette must include all the conditions of the class licence.
(3)
Different conditions may be specified for different types of activities described in subsection (1).
(4)
Subject to this section, the Authority may, by order in the Gazette, vary the class licence by —
varying or revoking any condition specified in the class licence; or
specifying additional conditions of the class licence.
(5)
Before varying a class licence under subsection (4) or revoking the order under subsection (1) and ending a class licence, the Authority must, unless the Authority considers it impractical or undesirable in the circumstances of the case, cause to be published, in accordance with subsection (6), a written notice that —
states that the Authority proposes to vary the class licence, or to end the class licence;
describes the proposed variation or ending; and
invites interested persons to make representations about the proposed variation or ending by a specified date that is at least one month after the date of publication of the notice.
(6)
A notice under subsection (5) must be published on the Authority’s website or in one or more other forms that are readily accessible by the public.
(7)
The Authority must, before varying a class licence under subsection (4) or revoking the order under subsection (1) and ending a class licence, give due consideration to any representations made to it pursuant to the notice given in accordance with subsection (5).
(8)
The import, distribution or public exhibition of a film by any person to which an order under subsection (1) applies is deemed authorised by a licence if it is done in accordance with the conditions of the class licence.