6. Licence to import, distribute or publicly exhibit film

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Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2018.

(1)

A person must not, unless authorised to do so by a licence or class licence —

(a)

import any film in the course of any business;

(b)

distribute any film in the course of any business; or

(c)

publicly exhibit any film in the course of any business.

(2)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

(a)

to a fine not exceeding $40,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and

(b)

in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.

Terms defined in s 2

business
Defined · s 2
“business” includes any business in Singapore, whether or not carried on for profit and whether or not its primary function is connected with films;
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class licence
Defined · s 2
“class licence” means a class licence determined under an order made under section 10A(1);
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distribute
Defined · s 2
“distribute” means doing any of the following without using a broadcasting service:(a)sell, supply or let for hire to a person in Singapore;(b)offer or agree to sell, supply or let for hire to a person in Singapore;(c)cause or permit to be sold, supplied to or hired by a person in Singapore;(d)under or in connection with a commercial arrangement —(i)exchange or supply to a person in Singapore; or(ii)enable or assist an exchange or a supply to a person in Singapore, even if the exchange or supply is not, by itself, a commercial arrangement;(e)display or invite to treat for an act mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d);
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film
Defined · s 2
“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;
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licence
Defined · s 2
“licence” means a licence granted under section 7;
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publicly exhibit
Defined · s 2
“publicly exhibit”, in relation to a video game, a film that is not a video game, or an advertisement for a film, means to exhibit the video game, film or advertisement (as the case may be) in a public place (such as a cinema or theatre) or so that it can be seen from a public place, and includes —(a)arranging or conducting the exhibition of the video game, film or advertisement (as the case may be) in a public place or so that it can be seen from a public place; or(b)having the superintendence or management of the place in or from which the video game, film or advertisement (as the case may be) is publicly exhibited;
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Read on from s 7