South Africa - 2019 - Trade, Industry and Investment

Films and Publications Amendment Act, 2019

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa

This Act amends the Films and Publications Act, 1996, so as to insert and amend certain definitions, to provide for the establishment, composition and appointment of members of the Enforcement Committee, to provide for the powers and duties of the Enforcement Committee, to regulate online distribution of films and games and to extend the compliance obligations of the Films and Publications Act and the compliance and monitoring functions of the Film and Publication Board to online distributors.

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Films and Publications Amendment Act, 2019 Current Version

January 2022

This Act amends the Films and Publications Act, 1996, so as to insert and amend certain definitions, to provide for the establishment, composition and appointment of members of the Enforcement Committee, to provide for the powers and duties of the Enforcement Committee, to regulate online distribution of films and games and to extend the compliance obligations of the Films and Publications Act and the compliance and monitoring functions of the Film and Publication Board to online distributors.

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