Singapore legislation

Regulation 6

of Films (Classification and Licensing) Regulations 2019

Regulation 6

Other refused classification material

Subregulation 1

The following material (whether a depiction, portrayal or an image, or a dialogue, reference or commentary) which have the following impact are prescribed for the purposes of section 16(1)(e) of the Act:

(a)

any material that undermines or is likely to undermine public order, or is likely to be prejudicial to national interest;

(b)

any material that promotes or is likely to promote feelings of ill‑will or hostility between different racial or religious groups in Singapore or is denigrating any racial or religious community;

(c)

any material that is likely to cause feelings of enmity, hatred, or hostility between different communities in Singapore;

(d)

any material that is about or promotes —

(i)

deviant sexual behaviour; or

(ii)

sexual behaviour that does not reflect current community attitudes and values in Singapore;

(e)

any material containing —

(i)

detailed or gratuitous depictions of extreme violence or cruelty;

(ii)

detailed instructions on methods of crime or killings; or

(iii)

excessive or exploitative depictions of sexual violence;

(f)

any material that includes exploitative depictions of sexual activity;

(g)

any material that includes exploitative nudity;

(h)

any material that promotes drug or psychoactive substance abuse, or includes detailed and instructive depictions of drug or psychoactive substance abuse.

Subregulation 2

For the purpose of determining the impact of any material for any purpose under this regulation, regard must be given (as appropriate) to all of the following matters:

(a)

the detail contained in a depiction, portrayal or an image, or a dialogue, reference or commentary, including the use of close‑ups and slow motion;

(b)

the use of special effects, such as lighting and sound, resolution, colour, size of images, characterisation and tone;

(c)

the realism of any depiction, portrayal, image, dialogue, reference or commentary;

(d)

whether the matter has greater cultural or political significance or is of particular public controversy in Singapore at the time of classification or re‑classification;

(e)

whether accentuation techniques are used, such as lighting, perspective and resolution;

(f)

whether the depiction, portrayal or an image, or dialogue, reference or commentary, is prolonged or repeated frequently;

(g)

whether the material encourages interactivity;

(h)

whether the material is visual or verbal.