NATIONAL FILM AND VIDEO CENSORS BOARD ACT

An Act to, among other things, establish the National Film Video Censors Board to regulate the censorship and public exhibition of films and video works and matters connected therewith.

 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONSPART 1 – Establishment of the National Film and Video Censors Board, etc.

1. 1. Establishment of the National Film and Video Censors Board.

1. 1. Functions of the Board.

1. 1. Membership of the Board.

1. 1. Tenure of office of members of the Board.

PART II – Staff of the Board

5. 5. Appointment of the Executive Director.

5. 5. Appointment of a secretary to the Board.

5. 5. Appointment of other employees of the Board.

5. 5. Application of the Pensions Act.

5. 5. Conditions of service of officers and staff.

PART III – Financial provisions

10. 10. Funds of the Board. II . Borrowing power.

10. 10. Annual estimate and accounts.

PART IV – Proceedings

13. 13. Limitation of suit against the Board, etc.

13. 13. Service of document.

13. 13. Restriction on execution against the property of the Board.

13. 13. Indemnity of members and employees of the Board.

PART V – Registration of premises

17. 17. Film and video exhibition licence.

17. 17. General safety provisions. 1 9. Offences.

17. 17. Application for licence.

21. 21. Issue of licence.

21. 21. Validity of licence.

21. 21. Cancellation or suspension of licence.

21. 21. Power of the police or an employee of the Board etc., to enter premises.

PART VI – Licensing of distributors and exhibitors, etc.

25. 25. Licensing of distributors and exhibitors.

25. 25. Records to be kept by a distributor or exhibitor.

25. 25. Information to be furnished by distributors and exhibitors.

25. 25. Registration of a film or video work.

25. 25. Register of films and video work.

25. 25. Determination of a Nigerian film or video work for purposes of registration.

25. 25. Correction of register.

25. 25. Evidence of registration.

PART VII – Censorship of films

33. 33. Censorship certificate.

33. 33. Exempted exhibition.

33. 33. Establishment of Zonal Film Censors Committees.

33. 33. Censors hi p criteria.

33. 33. Decision of the Film Censors Committee.

33. 33. Revocation of a film approved subject to condition.

33. 33. Withdrawal of a film for further censorship.

33. 33. Alteration, excision of a part of a film.

33. 33. Approval, classification of a film.

33. 33. Under age persons.

33. 33. Exhibition of a film classified a “restricted exhibition”.

33. 33. Reproduction of certificate of approval to be projected.

33. 33. Offence and penalty.

33. 33. Sample copies of posters, etc.

33. 33. Posters to be exhibited etc, as approved sample copy.

33. 33. Advertisement.

33. 33. Offence and penalty.

33. 33. Issue of certified copy of a censored film.

33. 33. Appeal against the Film Censors Committee’s decision.

33. 33. Membership, decision of a Review Committee.

PART VII – Video work

53. 53. Exempted video or recording.

53. 53. Exempted supply.

53. 53. Zonal Video Censors Committee.

53. 53. Supplying video recording of unclassified work.

53. 53. Supplying video recording of classified work in breach of classification.

53. 53. Supplying a video recording not in conformity with regulation.

53. 53. Supplying a video recording containing a false indication as to classification.

53. 53. Penalties.

53. 53. Offences by bodies corporate.

53. 53. Entry, search, etc.

53. 53. Forfeiture.

53. 53. Interpretation to Part VIII.

PART IX – Miscellaneous

65. 65. Regulations.

65. 65. Interpretation.

65. 65. Short title.

SCHEDULESFIRST SCHEDULE – Proceedings of the Board SECOND SCHEDULE – Forms