Section 40: Alteration, excision of a part of a film

(1) A film to which any matter has been added or excised after it had been approved for exhibition shall be re-submitted for censorship and the previous approval thereof shall be deemed null and void.
(2) Any excised portion of a film shall be retained by the Film Censors Committee for as long as the film remains in Nigeria.
(3) The Film Censors Committee may, in its discretion, retain in its custody any film which it has not approved for exhibition until it is ready for exportation out of Nigeria or its decision is set aside on appeal.