Films (Classification and Licensing) Regulations 2019

depiction of, or dialogue or commentary about, violence (whether or not against a human being);

nudity;

depiction of, or dialogue or commentary about, sexual activity or sexual behaviour (whether or not involving a human being);

coarse language in dialogue or commentary;

depiction of, or dialogue or commentary about, drug or psychoactive substance abuse or other unlawful conduct;

depiction of, or dialogue or commentary about, racial, religious or political matters;

depiction of, or dialogue or commentary about, abhorrent phenomena, whether natural or pertaining to the supernatural;“classification label”, for a classified film, means a classification label made available under section 18 of the Act, and showing —

for a classified film distributed by a class licensee for lending in accordance with the Films (Class Licence for Lending by Libraries and Educational Institutions) Order 2019, the alternative classification marking corresponding to the classification rating assigned to that film under the Act; or

for any other case, the classification marking corresponding to the classification rating assigned to that film under the Act;“classification marking” has the meaning given by the Films (Classification Ratings) Order 2021 but does not include an alternative classification marking;“commentary”, for a film which is wholly or partly in a language other than an official language, includes any subtitles and any captioning, whether closed or open, in any official language;“consumer advice”, for a classified film, means the consumer advice (if any) included in the classification certificate issued in respect of the classified film under section 18(3)(b) of the Act;“container”, for a film, includes a wrapping, casing, box or other thing in or with which the film is enclosed for the purpose of retail distribution and presentation to a consumer;“distribution outlet” means a place in Singapore at which films are being distributed;[Deleted by S 419/2021 wef 01/07/2021]“licensee” excludes a person to whom a class licence determined under an order made under section 10A of the Act applies;“official language” means Malay, Mandarin, Tamil or English;“priority processing”, in relation to an application to classify or re‑classify a film, means an application to complete classification or re‑classification of the film within the following period:

in the case of a film intended for public exhibition, within 5 working days after the application is made;

in the case of a film intended for distribution —

within 5 working days after the application is made, if the length of the film (before classification or re‑classification) is 200 minutes or shorter; or

within 10 working days after the application is made, if the length of the film (before classification or re‑classification) is longer than 200 minutes;

in the case of a film which is a video game, 5 working days after the application is made;“psychoactive substance” means any opioid, cannabinoid, sedative, hypnotic, cocaine, other psychostimulant, hallucinogen or volatile solvent, and includes any specified psychoactive substance within the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Tobacco and Vaporisers Control Act 1993, but does not include alcohol, coffee and tobacco;“public exhibition point” means any place in Singapore where films are being or are to be publicly exhibited, and includes a cinema multiplex with one or more exhibition halls;“storage device” means a device on which a film, or an advertisement for a film, is recorded or stored, such as a video tape, disc, cartridge or memory stick;“temporary distribution outlet” means a place at which films are being or are to be distributed for a continuous period no longer than 30 days;“temporary public exhibition point” means a place at which films are being or are to be publicly exhibited for a continuous period no longer than 30 days;“working day” does not include any Saturday, Sunday and public holiday.

$10,000, for a licence to publicly exhibit one or more films in the course of business at a temporary public exhibition point; or

$30,000, in any other case.

a disclaimer of legal liability in text;

a copyright warning;

information or markings indicating the classification of a film by a foreign body corresponding to the Authority;

textual acknowledgment identifying the film by its title or other description and the identity of the maker and other persons involved in the production of the film; (f)a change in the medium format of a film;

a change in the aspect ratio of the images contained in a film;

a format change from 2‑dimension to 3‑dimension or vice versa;

a remastering of a film to improve the quality of its sounds or images or both, such as increase in resolution, increase in colour depth, reduce noise, improve sound, and introduce high dynamic range;

subtitles and captioning if the film is wholly in one or more official languages.

the classification label must be affixed on any exterior part of —

the storage device in which a film is stored;

the container in which a film or the storage device in sub‑paragraph (i) is contained inside; or (iii)where a container mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii) is contained in one or more larger containers, the largest container in addition to sub‑paragraph (ii);

the classification label must be so displayed that —

the classification marking or alternative classification marking (whichever is applicable) on it is clearly legible; and

the typeface and colours are prominent and easily distinguishable from any other information, diagram or image with which the classification marking or alternative classification marking (whichever is applicable) is displayed;

the classification label must not be obscured by other material displayed on the storage device or container for the film.

the consumer advice must be affixed on any exterior part of —

the storage device in which a film is stored;

the container in which a film or the storage device in sub‑paragraph (i) is contained inside; or

where a container mentioned in sub‑paragraph (ii) is contained in one or more larger containers, the largest container in addition to sub‑paragraph (ii);

the consumer advice must be so displayed that its contents are clearly legible, prominent and easily distinguishable from any other information, diagram or image with which the consumer advice is displayed;

the consumer advice must not be obscured by other material displayed on the storage device or container for the film.

the places at which, or the publications in which, the advertisement is to be displayed, played or published, as the case may be;

the period the advertisement is to be displayed, played or published, as the case may be;

the dimensions of the advertisement when displayed or published (as the case may be), disregarding any frame, hoarding, object or other structure that is designed or used primarily for the display or publication of the advertisement that is larger than the advertisement.

a copy of the appealable decision appealed against, and documents supporting the arguments of fact or law in the appeal; and

for an appeal to the Committee of Appeal, a fee of $500 for each film involved in the appeal.

the Films (Fees) Regulations (Rg 2);

the Films (Licensing and Classification) Regulations (Rg 3).