Section 9Part 2 — FILM CONTROL BOARD AND PUBLIC FILM EXHIBITION RATING CERTIFICATE
Factors in ascribing a rating
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The Board shall have regard to the following factors when ascribing a rating to a film —
the rating or classification ascribed to the film by a board of internationally recognised film censors;
the standards of morality, decency and propriety generally accepted by the community;
whether the content is seditious, obscene, blasphemous or otherwise a breach of any laws of the Islands;
the use of discriminatory, offensive, obscene or vulgar language;
the exhibition of violent and graphic conduct;
the references to illegal drugs or drug misuse;
the portrayal of dangerous or antisocial behavior;
the scenes of nudity, display of sexual activity, obscene displays and other forms of pornography;
content displaying horror, blood and gore;
the persons or class of persons to or among whom the film will be exhibited;
the literary, artistic or educational merit of the film;
the medical, legal or scientific benefit of the film;
whether the film is in the public interest; and
any other factor which, in the opinion of the Board, may influence the rating of a film.