Gherbal National Gazette

Law

Law Subjecting All Cinematographic Films to Censorship

Type
Law
Date of the text
27/11/1947
Official Gazette
published in 1947
Status today
In force as of 27/08/2026
Articles
12

What it provides

This law subjects all films, whether imported or produced locally, to censorship by the General Security Directorate before public screening, setting out how films are transmitted, reviewed, held and cleared for customs duties, and creating a special committee to decide on banning films or cutting parts of them.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 1947. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.

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