CONSOLIDATION OF FILM CLASSIFICATION ACT R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.M-15 (Current to: March 24, 2011) AS AMENDED BY NORTHWEST TERRITORIES STATUTES: S.N.W.T. 1998,c.21 In force January 31, 1999: SI-001-99 AS AMENDED BY NUNAVUT STATUTES: S.Nu. 2010,c.14,s.7 s.7 in force June 10, 2010 This consolidation is not an official statement of the law. It is an office consolidation prepared for convenience only. The authoritative text of statutes can be ascertained from the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the Annual Volumes of the Statutes of the Northwest Territories (for statutes passed before April 1, 1999) and the Statutes of Nunavut (for statutes passed on or after April 1, 1999). A copy of a statute of Nunavut can be obtained from the Territorial Printer at the address below. The Annual Volumes of the Statutes of Nunavut and this consolidation are also available online at www.justice.gov.nu.ca but are not official statements of the law. Any certified Bills not yet included in the Annual Volumes of the Statutes of Nunavut can be obtained through the Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Territorial Printer Legislation Division Department of Justice Government of Nunavut Tel.: (867) 975-6305 P.O. Box 1000, Station 550 Fax: (867) 975-6189 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Email: Territorial.Printer@gov.nu.ca R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.M-15
GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN CONSOLIDATIONS Miscellaneous c. means "chapter". CIF means "comes into force". NIF means "not in force". s. means "section" or "sections", "subsection" or "subsections", "paragraph" or "paragraphs". Sch. means "schedule". SI-005-98 means the instrument registered as SI-005-98 in 1998. (Note: This is a Northwest Territories statutory instrument if it is made before April 1, 1999, and a Nunavut statutory instrument if it is made on or after April 1, 1999 and before January 1, 2000.) SI-012-2003 means the instrument registered as SI-012-2003 in 2003. (Note: This is a Nunavut statutory instrument made on or after January 1, 2000.) Citation of Acts R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.D-22 means Chapter D-22 of the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988. R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.10(Supp.) means Chapter 10 of the Supplement to the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988. (Note: The Supplement is in three volumes.) S.N.W.T. 1996,c.26 means Chapter 26 of the 1996 Annual Volume of the Statutes of the Northwest Territories. S.Nu. 2002,c.14 means Chapter 14 of the 2002 Annual Volume of the Statutes of Nunavut. R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.M-15
Film Classification Act, Consolidation of Current to: 2011-03-24 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERPRETATION Definitions 1 Application of Act 2 AUDIENCE CLASSIFICATION Exhibition of unclassified film prohibited 3 Persons prohibited from attending 4 Admission of persons prohibited 5 OFFENCE AND PUNISHMENT Offence and punishment 6 REGULATIONS Regulations 7 i R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.M-15
Film Classification Act, Consolidation of Current to: 2011-03-24 FILM CLASSIFICATION ACT INTERPRETATION Definitions 1. In this Act, "audience classification" means the designation of a film according to the nature of the audience that may view the film at a theatre; (classification de l’audience) "film" means cinematographic film, videotape or other medium from which visual images are produced that may be viewed as slides or moving pictures and includes any part or section of the film, videotape or medium; (film) "theatre" means any building, hall, place of amusement or other premises at which films are exhibited to the public. (salle de spectacle) S.N.W.T. 1998,c.21,s.13(3). Application of Act 2. This Act applies to films which are exhibited to the public in a theatre. S.N.W.T. 1998,c.21,s.13(3) AUDIENCE CLASSIFICATION Exhibition of unclassified film prohibited 3. No person shall exhibit or allow the exhibiting of a film at a theatre unless the film (a) has an audience classification adopted in accordance with the regulations; and (b) has been labelled with that audience classification. S.N.W.T. 1998,c.21,s.13(3). Persons prohibited from attending 4. No person shall attend a film at a theatre if he or she is of a class that is prohibited from viewing a film of that audience classification. S.N.W.T. 1998,c.21,s.13(3) Admission of persons prohibited 5. No person shall admit to a film at a theatre any person who is of a class that is prohibited from viewing a film of that audience classification. S.N.W.T. 1998,c.21,s.13(3) OFFENCE AND PUNISHMENT Offence and punishment 6. Every person who contravenes this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both. S.N.W.T.1998,c.21,s.13(4) 1 R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.M-15
Film Classification Act, Consolidation of Current to: 2011-03-24 REGULATIONS Regulations 7. The Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Minister, may make regulations (a) adopting the audience classifications of a province or territory; (b) exempting a film or a class of films from the application of any of the provisions of this Act or the regulations; (c) respecting the manner in which the audience classification for a film must be set out in advertisements for the film; (d) respecting the audience classification for films of which excerpts are exhibited for promotional purposes in conjunction with the exhibition of another film; (e) respecting the signs that must be posted in theatres setting out the audience classifications of films which are being exhibited; and (f) respecting any other matter the Commissioner considers necessary for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act. S.N.W.T. 1998,c.21,s.13(5); S.Nu. 2010,c.14,s.7(2). PRINTED BY TERRITORIAL PRINTER FOR NUNAVUT ©2011 2 R.S.N.W.T. 1988,c.M-15
