Films and Publications Act, 1996

Films and Publications Act, 1996
Parliament of South Africa
	Long title Act to provide for the classification of certain films and publications; to that end to provide for the establishment of a Film and Publication Board and a Film and Publication Review Board; to repeal certain laws; and to provide for matters connected therewith. ;
Citation	Act No. 65 of 1996
Enacted by	Parliament of South Africa
Assented to	30 October 1996
Commenced	1 June 1998
Amended by
	Films and Publications Amendment Acts, 1999, 2004 and 2009; Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, 2004
	Status: In force

The Films and Publications Act, 1996 is an act of the South African Parliament.

The act came into being shortly after South Africa achieved its liberation from the apartheid regime, and repealed a number of pieces of draconian legislation that had been promulgated under the apartheid regime and its Bantustans.

It established a Film and Publication Board and Review Board. The Board's function would be to receive complaints, or applications to evaluate, a film or publication, to classify it according to its suitability for different audiences.

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