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Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996)

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Films and Publications Regulations, 2022

Schedule 2

Part 2: Appeal Tribunal Office Functions

Delivery of Documents

7. Form of notices and applications

 

(1) An appeal against a decision contemplated in section 6B(1)(a), section 16(1) and section 20(1) of the Act must be made on the relevant Form provided by the FPB or submitted through an electronic system accessible on its website, and accompanied by the proof of payment of the prescribed fee, and submitted to the Appeal Tribunal within 30 (thirty) days from the date on which the applicant was notified of the decision of the Enforcement Committee or the FPB respectively.

 

(2) The relevant Form shall be signed by the appellant in person or by his or her legal representative and shall be accompanied by a statement from the appellant setting out the detailed grounds for appeal and the relief sought.

 

(3) The Appeal Tribunal may, at its discretion, require that the film, advertisement, trailer or game which the subject of the appeal be re-screened at the expense of the applicant, unless a copy of the video or disc, or video or disc version of the film, advertisement or trailer, had already been provided to the FPB and there have since been no changes to the film, advertisement, trailer or game.