CENSORSHIP AND ENTERTAINMENTS CONTROL ACT (updated 1st May 2004) those proceedings shall be present at the proceedings before the Appeal Board or the court concerned; (c) no person shall broadcast, televise, exhibit, publish, distribute or in any other manner bring to the notice of the public any information relating to the decision, order or proceedings concerned, other than the actual result thereof; unless the Appeal Board or the court concerned, having regard to the purpose for which the certificate was issued in terms of subsection (1), orders otherwise. (3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level eight or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment. PART VIII GENERAL 22 Board may alter or reverse its decisions Save as is elsewhere specifically provided in this Act, any decision made by the Board under this Act may, after a period of at least two years has elapsed since the decision was so made, be reversed or altered by the Board. 23 Minister may alter decisions of Board and Appeal Board (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the Minister is satisfied that a decision of the Board— (a) to reject a film or film advertisement or to declare a film or film advertisement to be prohibited; or (b) to declare any film, publication, picture, statue or record to be undesirable or prohibited; is not in the public interest, the Minister may vary or set aside the decision of the Board, whether or not such decision has been confirmed by the Appeal Board. (2) Where the Minister has varied a decision of the Board in terms of subsection (1), no appeal shall lie in terms of Part VII against that decision as varied by the Minister. (3) It shall not be necessary for the Minister, before acting in terms of subsection (1), to solicit representations from or afford a hearing to any person. [Chapter 10:04] (4) Where the Minister has acted in terms of subsection (1), he shall, without delay, cause his action to be made known by notice in the Gazette. 24 Admission of certain persons free of charge (1) Any person who is for the time being in charge of any place where any film, publication, picture or statue is being publicly exhibited, any record is being publicly played or any public entertainment is being given shall on demand admit thereto free of charge any member of the Board or of a committee thereof, or any other person on production of a written authority for such admission under the hand of the chairman of the Board, or any police officer who is on duty or any probation officer. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level five or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment. 25 Seizure of articles for examination by Board (1) In this section— “officer’’ means— (a) an officer as defined in section 2 of the Postal and Telecommunication Services Act [Chapter 12:02] or section 2 of the Customs and Excise Act [Chapter 23:02]; or (b) a police officer; or (c) a probation officer. (2) Subject to subsection (3), an officer may seize any— (a) publication, picture, statue or record; or (b) recorded video or film material; or (c) material which he has reasonable grounds for believing is recorded video or film material; for examination by the Board. (3) An officer who seizes any article in terms of subsection (2) shall cause it to be forwarded to the Board for examination as soon as possible after such seizure, and the Board shall not retain the article any longer than is necessary for such examination. 26 Prohibition of possession of prohibited articles (1) No person shall, without lawful excuse, have in his possession any— (a) publication, picture, statue or record that is indecent or obscene or prohibited; or 744