New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
(1) Every occupier of premises (not being a private residence) where films are supplied to the public, offered for supply to the public, or exhibited to the public shall, in accordance with subclause (2) of this regulation, publicly display on those premises a notice showing—
(a) The ratings specified in regulation 12(1) of these regulations; and
(b) The rating symbols specified in regulation 13 of these regulations; and
(c) The symbols that may appear on labels issued under regulation 17(1)(b) of these regulations, and an explanation of their meaning.
(1A) Every occupier of premises (not being a private residence) where films to which regulation 65 applies are supplied to the public or offered for supply to the public must, in accordance with subclause (2), publicly display on those premises a notice showing—
(a) The ratings and classifications set out in the third column of Schedule 4 (which are the ratings and classifications under the Video Recordings Act 1987); and
(b) Their equivalent ratings and classifications under the Act, as set out in the second column of that Schedule.
(2) Every such notice shall—
(a) Be not less than 40 cm by 28 cm; and
(b) Be printed in letters and figures that are easily readable by persons at a reasonable distance from the notice; and
(c) Be displayed in a conspicuous position,—
(i) In the case of premises where films are supplied to the public or offered for supply to the public, as near as practicable to the counter where transactions are made:
(ii) In the case of premises where films are exhibited to the public, in the lobby of the premises or outside the entrance to those rooms in which films are exhibited; and
(d) Be displayed at all times while the premises are open to the public.
Subclause (1A) was inserted, as from 1 May 1999, by section 5(1) Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 13).