Section 6Part 2 — FILM CONTROL BOARD AND PUBLIC FILM EXHIBITION RATING CERTIFICATE
Functions of the Board
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The functions of the Board include —
the issue of rating certificates in respect of a film to be publicly exhibited in the Islands;
regulating the public exhibition of any film to be exhibited in the Islands;
advising the Minister on any matter within its knowledge or on which he may seek its advice;
advising the Department on the terms and conditions on which a premises licence may be issued;
monitoring and facilitating the enforcement of activities to curb the exhibition of unsuitable films;
preparing film exhibition policies to transform the film industry;
developing and modifying classification guidelines;
advising the Minister on matters relating to or affecting the functions of the Board;
imposing and administering penalties in accordance with this Law and regulations made under this Law as they relate to the public exhibition of a film in contravention of a rating or prohibition; and
doing such other acts and things as are necessary for or incidental to the purposes for which the Board is established and which are necessary or expedient for the full discharge of all or any of the functions conferred on it by this Law.
The Cabinet may give such general directions as to the policy to be followed by the Board in the performance of its functions under this Law.