21. Exemptions
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Where any publication is a prohibited publication, an obscene or objectionable publication under this Act, any person may apply to the Minister for an exemption from any of the provisions of this Act in respect of that publication.
publication
“publication” means any of the following other than a film:(a)any book, magazine or periodical, whether in manuscript or final form;(b)any sound recording;(c)any picture or drawing, whether made by computer graphics or otherwise howsoever;(d)any photograph, photographic negative, photographic plate or photographic slide;(e)any paper, model, sculpture, tape, disc, article or thing —(i)that has printed or impressed upon it any word, statement, sign or representation; or(ii)on which is recorded or stored for immediate or future retrieval any information that, by the use of any computer or other electronic device, is capable of being reproduced or shown as any picture, photograph, word, statement, sign or representation,and includes a copy of any publication;
Every application shall be in the form provided for the purpose by the Chief Controller and shall be accompanied by such fee as the Minister may prescribe by regulations.
Chief Controller
“Chief Controller” means the Chief Controller appointed under section 18(2);
On receiving an application under this section in relation to a publication, the Minister, if satisfied that the publication should be made available to a limited class of persons or to a particular person for educational, professional, scientific, artistic or technical reasons, may exempt that class of persons or that person from any such provision of this Act as he may specify in respect of that publication for such period as he thinks fit.
An exemption under this section may be granted absolutely or subject to such conditions as may be specified by the Minister.
All fees collected under this section are to be paid to the Info‑communications Media Development Authority established by section 3 of the Info‑communications Media Development Authority Act 2016.