CENSORSHIP AND ENTERTAINMENTS CONTROL ACT (updated 1st May 2004) (a) four or more consecutive editions of any publication which is published periodically have, under subsection (1) of section fourteen, been declared by the Board to be undesirable; and (b) every subsequent edition of that publication is, in the opinion of the Board, likely to be undesirable; the Board may declare all editions of that publication subsequent to the date of the declaration to be undesirable. (2) Before making any declaration under subsection (1) the Board shall give notice in the Gazette— (a) stating that it is proposed to make such declaration; and (b) specifying the publication concerned; and (c) calling upon any person who has any objection to the proposal to submit his objection in writing to the Board within the period of twenty-one days next following the date of publication of the notice in the Gazette. (3) The Board shall consider every objection submitted under subsection (2) and may afford any person who has lodged any objection under that subsection an opportunity to appear before and to be heard by the Board in support of his objection. (4) When the Board has made a declaration under subsection (1)— (a) it shall, without delay, cause such declaration to be made known by notice published in the Gazette; and (b) it may direct the secretary of the Board to notify such person or classes of persons, as the Board thinks fit, of the declaration. (5) The Board shall, upon payment of the prescribed fee and upon the application in writing of any person made after a period of twelve months has elapsed since the date of a declaration under subsection (1), review its decision relating to the declaration and for such purposes may afford the applicant an opportunity to appear before and to be heard by the Board in support of his application. (6) Upon a review under subsection (5) the Board may— (a) confirm the declaration; (b) declare that specified editions of the publication which are subject to the declaration shall no longer be subject thereto; (c) revoke the declaration from a date to be specified by the Board. (7) Whenever the Board makes a declaration under paragraph (b) or revokes a declaration under paragraph (c) of subsection (6) it shall, without delay, cause such decision to be made known by notice published in the Gazette and, if any person has been notified in terms of subsection (4) of the declaration relating to the publication concerned, it shall cause the secretary of the Board to notify the person concerned of such decision. (8) Any publication imported after the Board has, under subsection (1), declared it to be undesirable shall be liable to forfeiture and shall be disposed of as the Board may direct. PART V PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS 16 Prohibition of public entertainments unless approved (1) Subject to this section, no person shall perform in or give or permit the giving of any public entertainment unless such public entertainment has been approved by the Board. (2) The Board may, in its discretion and on such conditions as it may think fit, exempt from subsection (1) any particular public entertainment or any class of public entertainments, or any public entertainment intended for performance before any class of persons or under any particular circumstances, and it may at any time withdraw any exemption granted under this subsection. (3) When the Board approves of any public entertainment it shall signify such approval by means of a certificate given in the form and manner prescribed: Provided that the Board may in its discretion give such certificate in respect of any public entertainment without requiring such public entertainment to be submitted to it for approval. (4) There shall be paid for every certificate given by the Board such fees as are prescribed. (5) Subject to subsection (6), the Board may approve or reject any public entertainment unconditionally or approve it subject to the condition that it shall not be exhibited or given— (a) to persons of a specified age; or (b) except after any specified portions have been omitted therefrom; or (c) except on such conditions as to the nature or content of the entertainment or the time, place or manner of the exhibition or giving thereof as the Board may impose; or 741 [Chapter 10:04]