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Laws
Films Act 1981
s 1

In force2020 Revised EditionCurrent version · 2020 Revised EditionSee versions on Singapore Statutes Online(opens the publisher’s site)

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Films Act 1981

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1Short title
2Interpretation
3Authority to administer this Act
4Classification officers, licensing officers and enforcement officers
4AAdvisory committees
5Delegation of powers and duties by Authority
6Licence to import, distribute or publicly exhibit film
7Application for licence
8Security
9Licence fee
10Period for which licence is in force
10AClass licence for certain imports, etc., of certain films
11Regulatory action against licensees, etc.
12Permit to remove imported films
13Types of classification and classification ratings
14Applications for film classification or re-classification
15Classification and re-classification of films
15ACalling in films for classification or re-classification
15BSupplementary provisions for film classification, etc.
16Refused classification for certain films
17De-classification of classified film
18Classification certificates and labels
19Film content assessors
20Duties of film content assessor
20AProcedure for registration as film content assessor

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Films Act 1981 · 2020 Revised Edition

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Judgments that cite this Act

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Public Prosecutor v JKA[2026] SGMC 99
Ng Soon Hin v Eugene Loh[2026] SGMC 108
Public Prosecutor v Rajwant Singh Gill A/L Narajan Singh[2026] SGDC 205

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Singapore Statutes Online · Films Act 1981, 2020 Revised Edition. Reader record updated on 7 Oct 2026.

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