Singapore legislation

Clause 27

Saving and transitional provisions

(1)

Every individual who, immediately before the date of commencement of section 4, is appointed under the provisions of the Films Act as —

(a)

a Censor of Films is, starting that date, deemed to be appointed as a classification officer under the Films Act as amended by this Act;

(b)

a Deputy Censor of Films is, starting that date, deemed to be appointed as a classification officer and as an enforcement officer under the Films Act as amended by this Act; and

(c)

a Licensing Officer is, starting that date, deemed to be appointed as a licensing officer under the Films Act as amended by this Act,and their respective appointments expire on the day their original appointments as a Censor of Films, Deputy Censor of Films or Licensing Officer would have expired if this Act had not been enacted.

(2)

Any person who, immediately before the date of commencement of section 7 imports, distributes or publicly exhibits any film in the course of business and is not a holder of a licence under section 6 of the Films Act, may, despite the Films Act as amended by this Act, continue to do so without a licence under section 6 of the Films Act as amended by this Act —

(a)

until the end of a period of one month after the date of commencement of section 7; or

(b)

if, within the period mentioned in paragraph (a), the person applies for a licence under section 6 of the Films Act as amended by this Act, until the earlier of the following dates:

(i)

the date on which the Authority grants the licence to the person;

(ii)

the date that the application for a licence is finally refused or is withdrawn.

(3)

Any application for a licence which is made under the provisions of the Films Act to a Licensing Officer before the date of commencement of section 7 and which is pending immediately before that date is, where applicable, deemed to be an application for a licence under section 7 of the Films Act as amended by this Act.

(4)

A certificate approving a film for exhibition that has been issued under section 15 of the Films Act before the date of commencement of section 11 continues and is deemed to be a classification certificate issued under the corresponding provision in the Films Act as amended by this Act.

(5)

An advertisement for a film that has been approved or disapproved under section 22 of the Films Act before the date of commencement of section 11 is taken to have been approved or disapproved, respectively, under section 22A of the Films Act as amended by this Act.

(6)

Any application under the provisions of the Films Act made to the Board of Film Censors before the date of commencement of section 11 —

(a)

for approval of a film for exhibition; or

(b)

for approval of an advertisement for a film,and which is pending immediately before that date is, where applicable, deemed to be an application under the Films Act as amended by this Act for classification of the film and for approval of an advertisement for the film, respectively, and may be dealt with accordingly as if the application is made to the Info‑communications Media Development Authority (called in this section the Authority) under the corresponding provision in the Films Act as amended by this Act.

(7)

This Act does not affect the continued operation or effect of any decision of the Board of Film Censors or the Committee of Appeal made under sections 15 or 22 of the Films Act before the date of commencement of section 11, and —

(a)

any such decision of the Board of Film Censors under section 15 of the Films Act is deemed to be a decision of the Authority under section 15 of the Films Act as amended by this Act;

(b)

any such decision of the Board of Film Censors under section 22 of the Films Act is deemed to be a decision of the Authority under section 22A of the Films Act as amended by this Act; and

(c)

any such decision of the Committee of Appeal on appeal —

(i)

refusing to classify a film on the ground that it is against national security to be classified, is deemed to be a decision of the Minister under section 24A of the Films Act as amended by this Act; (ii)refusing to classify a film on any other ground, is deemed to be a decision of the Committee of Appeal under section 24 of the Films Act as amended by this Act; or

(iii)

is otherwise taken to be a decision made under section 24 of the Films Act as amended by this Act.

(8)

Any right of appeal accrued before the date of commencement of section 11 in respect of any decision in subsection (7)(a) or (b) may continue to be dealt with under the Films Act as amended by this Act.

(9)

Where any appeal has been made to the Committee of Appeal under section 24 of the Films Act before the date of commencement of section 11 and the appeal has not been dealt with or disposed of immediately before that date, the appeal may be dealt with in accordance with the Films Act as amended by this Act.

(10)

For a period of 2 years after the date of commencement of any provision of this Act, the Minister may make regulations prescribing additional matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) arising out of the commencement of that provision.

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