Section 7Part 2 — FILM CONTROL BOARD AND PUBLIC FILM EXHIBITION RATING CERTIFICATE
Application for a rating certificate
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A person who wishes to publicly exhibit a film in the Islands shall apply to the Board for a rating certificate.
An application for a rating certificate shall be made to the Board at least seven days before the intended date of the public exhibition of a film.
The Board may, in its discretion, consider any application notwithstanding non-compliance with the seven day period required under subsection (1).
An application for a rating certificate in respect of a film shall —
be in writing and signed by or on behalf of the applicant; and
be accompanied by —
the fee specified in Schedule 2; and
information specifying the name of the film to be the subject of the application including the film format, film type, copyright year, copyright owner and country of origin.
The Board, in considering an application under this section may, if it considers necessary, require the applicant to provide any other information including —
a copy of the film;
a written synopsis of the film in English that includes a statement or summary of any incidents, or of the plot depicted or intended to be depicted by the film;
a copy of any advertisement that is proposed to be used to advertise the film; and
an indication as to the duration for which the film will be exhibited.
The Board, on receipt of an application, shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, examine the film or have it examined by persons the Board considers appropriate in order to determine a suitable rating to be ascribed to the film.