Numb. 100.

2987

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

OF

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1916.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1916.

Regulations under the Cinematograph-film Censorship Act, 1916.

LIVERPOOL, Governor.

ORDER IN COUNCIL.

At the Government House at Wellington, this eleventh day of September, 1916.

Present:

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

IN pursuance and exercise of the powers conferred on him by the Cinematograph-film Censorship Act, 1916 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”), His Excellency the Governor of the Dominion of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said Dominion, doth hereby make the following regulations for the purposes of the said Act.

REGULATIONS.

INTERPRETATION.

1. In these regulations—
   “Censor” means the Censor of Cinematograph Films appointed pursuant to the said Act :
   “Film” means a cinematograph film intended for exhibition.

SUBMISSION OF FILMS TO CENSOR.

2. (1.) All films shall be submitted for approval to the Censor at his office at Wellington.
   (2.) Films so submitted may be delivered at the said office, or may be posted by registered letter addressed to the Censor at that office.

3. (1.) Application for the approval by the Censor of any film shall be in the form No. 1 in the First Schedule hereto, and shall be accompanied by the prescribed examination fee.
   (2.) If the applicant requires the film to be examined by the Censor and returned within forty-eight hours of the time when the film is submitted to the Censor for examination, there shall be charged, in addition to the ordinary examination fee, a special fee equal to the examination fee :
   Provided that the Censor may, in his absolute discretion, and notwithstanding that the applicant may have paid the additional fee required by this regulation, decline to examine any film before the expiration of a period of at least forty-eight hours after the same has been submitted to him for approval, but in any such case the amount of any such additional fee shall be refunded to the applicant.
   (3.) Where films submitted for approval are required to be returned to the applicant by post the amount of postage (including the registration fee) must be prepaid by the applicant.

EXAMINATION OF FILMS BY CENSOR.

4. (1.) As soon as practicable after submission to the Censor of any film, and the payment of the prescribed fee, the Censor shall examine the same, and shall either—
   (a.) Approve the film and issue his certificate of approval in respect thereof ; or
   (b.) Approve the film subject to a condition that it may be exhibited only to a specified class or to specified classes of persons ; or
   (c.) Refuse his approval of the film either absolutely or until such alterations as he directs have been made therein. On being satisfied that the required alterations have been made in any film, the Censor shall issue his certificate of approval in respect thereof.

(2.) When the Censor has refused to approve any film until certain alterations directed by him have been made therein, and such film is again submitted for his approval, the examination fee payable on the resubmission of the film shall be charged, at the rate prescribed in the Second Schedule hereto, only in respect of so much of the film as the Censor requires to examine to satisfy himself that his directions as to the alteration of the film have been carried out.