Singapore legislation

Regulation 7

of Films (Class Licence for Lending by Libraries and Educational Institutions) Order 2019

Regulation 7

Handling of “R21” and relevant unclassified films

Subregulation 1

A class licensee by virtue of paragraph 4 or 6 must handle and distribute a film assigned under the Act a classification rating of “R21”, or a relevant unclassified film, only in accordance with the following conditions:

(a)

not more than 2 copies of a title of any such film may be available at any time for distribution in the course of the person’s business of managing and administering a relevant archive or institute or providing training, instruction or education at the premises mentioned in paragraph 4(1), as the case may be;

(b)

every such film that may be distributed by or on behalf of the class licensee must be stored, managed and destroyed or re‑exported in accordance with the directions of the Authority;

(c)

the class licensee maintains a record of every such film in the licensee’s possession that may be distributed in the course of the class licensee’s business of managing and administering a relevant archive or institute or providing training, instruction or education at the premises mentioned in paragraph 4(1) (as the case may be) stating —

(i)

the title of the film;

(ii)

the director of the film; and

(iii)

the main cast in the film;

(d)

the distribution must be performed by or under the direction of a librarian.

Subregulation 2

In addition —

(a)

for a class licensee by virtue of paragraph 4, the distribution to an individual of any such film must only be to —

(i)

a student enrolled for a course of training, instruction or education at the premises mentioned in paragraph 4(1) where the class licensee is providing training, instruction or education; or (ii)a member of the teaching staff of the educational institution at the premises mentioned in paragraph 4(1) where the class licensee is providing training, instruction or education,for viewing —

(iii)

during lectures or tutorials in the presence of a lecturer, teacher or tutor employed by the class licensee; or (iv)at a suitable location within the premises mentioned in paragraph 4(1) where the class licensee is providing training, instruction or education; and

(b)

for a class licensee by virtue of paragraph 6, the distribution to an individual of any such film must only be —

(i)

for the purpose of the individual’s research or study;

(ii)

after the individual produces acceptable proof that he or she is at least 21 years of age before the film is lent to the individual; and

(iii)

for viewing at a suitable location within the premises of the relevant archive or institute managed by the class licensee.

Subregulation 3

A location within the premises of a relevant archive or institute is suitable for the purposes of sub‑paragraph (2) only if it is an area that is enclosed (like a room) and so constructed or laid out that when a film is being viewed within the area, no part of the film inside the area is visible to any person outside the area.

Subregulation 4

A location is suitable for the purposes of sub‑paragraph (2) only if it is a library within any premises mentioned in paragraph 4(1).

Subregulation 5

This paragraph does not apply to a film which is refused classification because it contains material mentioned in section 16(1)(d) of the Act.