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10. (1) There shall be appointed from time to time by
the Governor such fit persons, not less than five in number,
as the Governor deems necessary, as censors, who shall
together constitute a Board of Film Censors, for the purpose
of censoring cinematograph films and film-posters. The
censors shall hold office during the Governor’s pleasure,
and the Governor shall nominate one of the censors as
Chairman of the Board. Notice of any such appointment
and of any revocation thereof shall be published in the
Roval Gazette.

(2) The Chairman may, with the approval of the
Governor, appoimt a secretary to the Board at such
remuneration and upon such conditions as he may deter-
mine.

11. (1) It shall not be lawful to exhibit any cinemato-
graph film unless such film has been submitted to and
approved by the Board in the manner hereinafter
provided.

(2) It shall not be lawful to exhibit, display, publish
or distribute any film-poster, unless such poster has either
been submitted to and approved by the Board in the manner
hereinafter provided or been submitted to and approved
by the Chairman of the Board.

12. (1) It shall be the duty of the censor or censors
deputed for the purpose by the Chairman of the Board, to
examine cvery cinematograph film and every film-poster
submitted to the Board for approval, and to report thereon
to the Chairman.

(2) The Board's approval shall not be given in the
case of any film or any poster which in the opinion of the
Board depicts any matter that is against public order and
decency, or the exhibition of which for any other reason is
in the opinion of the Board undesirable in the public
interest.

(3) As regards a film, such approval may be given
generally or on condition that any portion of a film shall
be omitted, or may be given subject to a condition that the
film or portion of the film shall be exhibited only to persons
of a specified age or sex or only at certain times.

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Appoint-
ment of
Board of
film censors.

Films and

posters to be

censored.

Ord.32-1941,
s. 3.

Duties of
censors.