Section 25: Licensing of distributors and exhibitors

(1) As from the commencement of this Act, no person shall carry on the business of distributing or exhibiting a film or video work, unless he is a holder of a licence granted by the Board under this Act.
(2) An application for a licence for the distribution or exhibition of a film or video work shall be as in Form 2 of the Second Schedule to this Act, on the payment of the prescribed fees.
(3) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a licence authorizing a person to carry on the business of distributing or exhibiting a film or video work shall be limited to the distribution of registered films or video works as the Board may approve from time to time.
(4) A licence granted under the provisions of this section shall specify whether the applicant is authorized to distribute both registered films and video works.