CENSORSHIP AND ENTERTAINMENTS CONTROL ACT (updated 1st May 2004) (10) An alternate member shall act as a member only when a member to whom he is alternate is unable to perform his duties as a member, and when so acting shall have all the powers of such member, other than the powers of the chairman. (11) The Minister shall, subject to the law relating to the Public Service, appoint an officer to be the secretary of the Board who shall perform such duties as may be assigned to him by the Board. 4 Functions of Board The functions of the Board shall be— (a) to examine any article or public entertainment submitted to it; (b) to make such inquiries as it may consider necessary in regard to any publication, picture, statue, record or public entertainment which is alleged to be or which the Board has reason to believe is of a nature contemplated in section seventeen; (c) to advise the Minister in regard to any matter arising out of the application of any provision of this Act which the Minister may refer to the Board; (d) to perform any other function assigned to it by this Act or any other enactment. 5 Committees of Board (1) The Board may, with the approval of the Minister, appoint from its own members or alternate members one or more committees, and may delegate thereto such of the functions of the Board as the Board considers fit. (2) Subject to subsection (3), a committee may comprise one or more persons. (3) The chairman of the Board shall be an ex officio member of, and may preside over, a committee. (4) If a member of a committee who is a member, other than an alternate member, of the Board is unable for any reason to attend a meeting of such committee his alternate on the Board may attend. (5) A committee may, with the approval of the Minister, co-opt members who are not members or alternate members of the Board. 6 Advisers and officers of Board and committees (1) The Board or any committee may call on such persons as it may wish to assist it in an advisory capacity on any matter it is required to consider. (2) The Minister may appoint such officers as he thinks fit to assist the Board or any committee thereof in the performance of its functions. 7 Remuneration, etc. Any— (a) member or alternate member of the Board; (b) member or co-opted member of any committee; (c) person mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) of section six; may be paid such remuneration or allowances or both as may be prescribed. PART III FILMS AND RECORDED VIDEO OR FILM MATERIAL 8 Interpretation in Part III In this Part— “distribute” does not include the transmission through the post or otherwise of recorded video or film material for the purpose of processing the film recorded thereon for the private use of an individual; “publish” has its ordinary meaning and is not qualified in any way by the definition of “publication” in section two. 9 Prohibition of unapproved films (1) Subject to this Part, no person shall— (a) distribute, televise or publicly exhibit any film; or (b) exhibit to any person, other than a person referred to in subsection (2), any film which— (i) is intended to be exhibited in public; or (ii) though recorded in such a manner as to be incapable of being exhibited in public, is wholly or substantially a copy or recording of a film intended to be so exhibited; or (c) publish any film advertisement; unless the film or copy or recording or film advertisement, as the case may be, has been approved by the Board in terms of section ten. (1a) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding level six or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year or to both such fine and such imprisonment. (2) A film referred to in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) may be exhibited to— (a) any person concerned in the making of the film; or 737 [Chapter 10:04]