Singapore legislation
Section 27
Section 27
Minister may order Committee of Appeal to inspect any film
(1)
The Minister may, whenever he or she thinks it necessary or desirable, order the Committee of Appeal to cause to be exhibited before the Committee of Appeal any film in respect of which the decision or deemed decision by the Authority is refused classification other than on the ground that it is against national security to be classified, or any film classified or deemed classified or re-classified by the Authority, for the purpose of considering whether the film should or should not be classified, so classified or be re‑classified.
(2)
For the purpose of exercising its power under subsection (1) in respect of a film, the Committee of Appeal may give an order in writing to —
a licensee or class licensee who is distributing or publicly exhibiting the film;
an applicant under section 14 for classification or re‑classification of the film; or
a maker or other person in possession of the film that is an unclassified film.
(3)
An order under subsection (2) may require a person given the order to do the following within a period specified in the order:
to provide or make available a copy of the film for screening or demonstration before the Committee of Appeal;
to demonstrate the film before the Committee of Appeal;
in the case of a film that is designed for use wholly or principally as a video game, to provide to the Committee of Appeal recordings of the gameplay;
to provide such other information about the film that the Committee of Appeal may require in any particular case.
(4)
The Committee of Appeal may after such exhibition make in respect of the film any order specified in section 26(1), and section 26(4) applies to that order.
(5)
Any person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to do anything required of the person by an order under subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.
(6)
To avoid doubt, nothing in this section limits the Authority’s powers under section 15.