CENSORSHIP AND ENTERTAINMENTS CONTROL ACT (updated 1st May 2004) ing to have been made and signed by a member of the Board, a member of a committee or the secretary to the Board shall be prima facie proof of the facts stated therein and it shall not be necessary to tender oral evidence of such facts unless the court before which the proceedings are held so directs, in which event a postponement shall be allowed to enable a witness to attend and give such oral evidence. (d) 32 Offences and penalties The court convicting any person of any offence under this Act may declare any article in respect of or in connection with which the offence was committed to be forfeited to the State, and any such article shall thereupon be disposed of as the court may direct. 33 Determination of what is indecent or obscene or offensive or harmful to pubic morals For the purposes of this Act a matter or thing, or the manner in which any matter or thing is depicted, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be— (a) indecent or obscene if— (i) it has the tendency to deprave or corrupt the minds of persons who are likely to be exposed to the effect or influence thereof or it is in any way subversive of morality; or (ii) whether or not related to any sexual content, it unduly exploits horror, cruelty or violence, whether pictorial or otherwise; (b) offensive to public morals if it is likely to be outrageous or disgustful to persons who are likely to read, hear or see it; (c) harmful to public morals if it deals in an improper or offensive manner with criminal or immoral behaviour. 34 Regulations generally The Minister may make such regulations as he thinks necessary or expedient for carrying into effect the purposes of this Act and for its better administration and, more particularly, providing for— (a) anything which in terms of this Act is to be prescribed; (b) the convening of meetings of committees of the Board, and the quorum for and the procedure at such meetings; (c) the manner in which applications for the approval of films and public entertainments [Chapter 10:04] 746 or any other application to the Board shall be made, and the fees payable therefor: Provided that the Minister may grant any person total or partial exemption from the payment of such fees; the manner in which publications, pictures, statues