Regulation 1
Citation and commencement
This Notification may be cited as the Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st July 2005.
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Films (Exemption) Notification 2005
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- Type
- Subsidiary Legislation
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- 1981
- Sections
- 3
Quick answer
About this subsidiary legislation
Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation FA-S431-2005 1981, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1981.
Regulation 2
Definitions
Amended byS 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019
In this Notification, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by S 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019][Deleted by S 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019][Deleted by S 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019][Deleted by S 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019]“exhibition point” means any place where films are publicly exhibited and includes a cinema multiplex with one or more exhibition halls.
Definition
“exhibition point” means any place where films are publicly exhibited and includes a cinema multiplex with one or more exhibition halls.
Amended byS 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019
Regulation 3
Exemption
Amended byS 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019S 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019S 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019S 430/2006 wef 21/07/2006S 430/2006 wef 21/07/2006S 347/2019 wef 29/04/2019
Sections 22 and 22A of the Act shall not apply to any person who publishes an advertisement for a film that is distributed or publicly exhibited or intended for distribution or public exhibition provided that the advertisement for that film complies with the following conditions:
(a)
the advertisement states the classification rating that accords with the classification assigned to that film under the Act and the consumer advice applicable to the film (if any);
(b)
the advertising poster for any film assigned a classification rating of “R21” is only displayed in exhibition points lawfully permitted to publicly exhibit films assigned that classification rating;
(c)
the advertisement does not depict human genitalia or nudity of any kind (including images of persons in titillating attire);
(d)
the advertisement does not depict any person in a sexually provocative manner or in any other offensive manner;
(e)
the advertisement does not depict or promote explicit sexual violence or sexual activity involving coercion or in anyway associated with violence (including images of bondage);
(f)
the advertisement does not depict or promote homosexual intimacy (including images of same gender kissing);
(g)
the advertisement does not depict or promote fetishes or deviant sexual practices (including images of paedophilia, bestiality or necrophilia);
(h)
the advertisement does not depict explicit acts of cruelty or violence (including gory images of dismemberment, bloody wounds or impaled bodies);
(i)
the advertisement does not depict ghastly or horrifying images of the supernatural (including frightening images of disfigured or ghostly apparitions);
(j)
the advertisement does not depict or promote illicit drug use, explicit criminal or anti-social behaviour (including images of the consumption of illicit drugs, triad ceremonies or rituals);
(k)
the advertisement does not depict or promote any matter or thing likely to cause feelings of enmity, ill-will or hostility between different racial or religious groups in Singapore;
(l)
the advertisement does not depict ethnic, racial or religious hatred, strife or intolerance (including disrespectful images of religious figures or objects);
(la)the advertisement does not contain any matter which denigrates or is offensive to any race or religion in Singapore;
(m)
the advertisement does not depict or promote any cult or any deviant belief or teaching; (n)the advertisement does not depict any lewd, obscene or offensive act, word or message of any kind; and
(o)
the advertisement shall not be displayed in a manner or place likely to cause offence to any section of the public.
Common questions
- What is Films (Exemption) Notification 2005?
- Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 is Singapore Subsidiary Legislation, cited as Subsidiary Legislation FA-S431-2005 1981, currently marked in force and first recorded in 1981.
- Is Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 still in force?
- Yes — Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 is currently in force.
- When did Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 take effect?
- Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 was first recorded in 1981.
- How many regulations does Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 have?
- Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 contains 3 regulations.
- Where can I read the official version of Films (Exemption) Notification 2005?
- The official text of Films (Exemption) Notification 2005 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.