Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996)NoticesNotice in terms of Section 24C and Section 27A of the Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996), as amendedSchedule 48. Complaints against prohibited content |
| (1) | Where any person which offers a service online is aware that their service is being used to host or distribute unclassified content, prohibited content, or potential prohibited content, such service indicate within 90 (ninety) days from publication of this Notice— |
| (a) | the referrals made to the FPB where the person has identified content which has not been submitted for examination and classification as required in terms of sections 16, 18, 18C or 18D of the Act; |
| (b) | reasonable steps taken to prevent the use of their services to host or distribute unclassified content, prohibited content, or potential prohibited content |
| (c) | with regards to non-commercial online distributors— |
| (i) | the takedown notices which have been issued in accordance with the procedure in section 77 of Electronic Communications and Transactions, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002); |
| (ii) | content which has been taken down by the service; |
| (d) | with regards to internet service providers, as contemplated in section 70 and section 77 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002)— |
| (i) | the takedown notices which have been issued in terms of section 77 of Electronic Communications and Transactions, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002); |
| (ii) | the content which has been taken down by the service; |
| (e) | where sections 24E, 24F and 24G of the Act apply, the instances where internet service providers, as contemplated in section 70 and section 77 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 (Act No. 25 of 2002), have furnished the FPB or a member of the South African Police Services with information of the identity of the person who published the prohibited content. |