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FILM CENSORSHIP
Ord. No. 25/88
A117
(i) require that person to produce to the Secretary, at a place specified in that notice, on or before that date and time, that film (or a copy thereof); and
(ii) inform that person that he, or his authorized representative, or both, may attend before the Board on that date and time and, if so attending, shall be permitted to make representations.

(5) Subject to subsection (8), the Board shall at a meeting review the decision to which a request under subsection (1) which is delivered to the Secretary under subsection (2) relates by—

(a) viewing the film (or a copy thereof) to which the decision relates;
(b) considering the documents concerned issued to it under subsection (4)(a); and
(c) considering the representations, if any, made in pursuance of subsection (4)(c)(ii),

and thereafter, taking into consideration the matters referred to in section 10(2) and taking into account the matters referred to in section 10(3), shall complete the review by―

(i) in relation to the decision, giving directions in writing to the Authority or a censor with respect to the exercise by him of any of his functions under this Ordinance, and the Authority or the censor, as the case may be, shall comply with any such directions; or
(ii) in writing, refusing to give any such directions.

(6) Where under subsection (5) the Board completes the review of the decision to which a request under subsection (1) which is delivered to the Secretary under subsection (2) relates, the Secretary shall forthwith serve either personally or by registered post on the person to whom the certificate referred to in subsection (1) was issued in respect of the film to which that request relates a copy of the directions or refusal, as the case may be, given under subsection (5) in respect of that review.

(7) Where at a meeting for the purpose of subsection (5) the Board does not complete the review of the decision to which a request under subsection (1) which is delivered to the Secretary under subsection (2) relates, the Board may complete the review at any subsequent meeting, and the review may be continued notwithstanding any change in the membership of the Board.

(8) At a meeting for the purpose of subsection (5), 6 members shall form a quorum but if, after 30 minutes have elapsed since the time fixed for the meeting, less than 6 members are in attendance at the meeting, then 4 members shall form a quorum.

(9) Where, consequent upon a request under subsection (1) which is delivered to the Secretary under subsection (2), a person fails to comply with a requirement under subsection (4)(c)(i) as specified in a notice served on him under subsection (4)(c)—

(a) the Board shall refuse to review the decision to which that request relates; and
(b) the certificate referred to in subsection (1) issued in respect of the film to which that request relates shall be deemed to be revoked.