22A. Approval of advertisements for films
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Every advertisement for a film that is intended for distribution or public exhibition must be submitted to the Authority for approval.
film
“film” means —(a)a cinematograph film or video recording;(b)a video game; or(c)any other form of recording from which a moving visual image (except as provided otherwise in subsection (5)) including a computer generated image, can be produced and viewed (together with its soundtrack),and includes any trailer for a film and any part of a film;
An application under subsection (1) for approval of an advertisement for a film must —
be made to the Authority in the form and manner the Authority determines; and
be accompanied by —
a copy of the advertisement concerned;
the prescribed fee, if any;
such information as may be prescribed, if any; and
such other information as the Authority may require in that particular case.
On receipt of an application under subsection (2), the Authority —
may approve the advertisement to which the application relates, with or without conditions; or
may refuse to approve the advertisement.
The Authority is entitled to disapprove, or revoke any approval under this section for, an advertisement for a film if the film is a film which the Authority must refuse classification because of section 16.
The Authority may revoke any approval under this section for an advertisement for a film if the film becomes unclassified or is re‑classified.
classified
“classified”, in relation to a film, means —(a)classified or re-classified by the Authority under section 15 (including deemed classified under section 15(9));(b)classified by a film content assessor and deemed by section 20(1) to be classified by the Authority;(c)classified or re-classified under section 26 or 27 by the Committee of Appeal (whether before, on or after 29 April 2019; or(d)classified by the Board of Film Censors by specifying the classification for the film in a certificate approving the exhibition of the film under this Act as in force before 29 April 2019;