Films and Publications Act, 1996 (Act No. 65 of 1996)RegulationsFilms and Publications Regulations, 2022Schedule 1Part 2: Registration as Distributor3. Renewal of registration certificate as distributor |
| (1) | An application for the renewal of a registration certificate as a distributor, including as an online distributor, shall be made on the relevant Form provided by the FPB or submitted through an electronic system accessible on its website, accompanied with the proof of payment of the prescribed fee and either a confirmation that the supporting documents set out in sub-regulation 2(1), when applying for renewal of the registration certificate as a distributor of films, or set out in sub-regulation 2(2) , when applying for renewal of the registration certificate as a distributor of games, are still valid and accurate, or where there have been any changes to provide copies of the said supporting documentation. |
| (2) | The application for the renewal of a registration certificate as a distributor in terms of sub-regulation (1) must be made before the date of expiry or, in the case of a registration certificate contemplated in regulation 2(3)(a), within 30 (thirty) days from the date of expiry of the registration certificate. |
| (3) | If an application for the renewal of a registration certificate as distributor is not made within 30 (thirty) days from the date of expiry of that registration certificate, such distributor shall cease to be registered as a distributor of films or games. |
| (4) | A distributor who has made an application for the renewal of a registration certificate within the 30 (thirty) days from date of expiry of that registration certificate, the registration certificate of such a distributor will be deemed to be of full force and effect until such time as the renewal application has been processed and the outcome of the application has been communicated by the FPB. |