(viii) "degrade" means advocate a particular form of hatred which is based on gender; (ix) "distribute"(a) in relation to a film, without derogating from the ordinary meaning of that word, includes sell, hire out or offer or keep for sale or hire and, for purposes of section 26(1)(a) and (b), includes hand or exhibit a film to a person under the age of 18 years; (b) in relation to a publication, without derogating from the ordinary meaning of that word, includes display in public, or sell, hire out or offer or keep for sale or hire and, for purposes of section 25(a) and (b), includes hand or display a publication to a person under the age of 18 years; (xvi) (x) "distributor", in relation to a film, means a person who conducts business in the selling, hiring out or exhibition of films; (xvii) (xi) "executive committee" means the executive committee referred to in section 4(3); (xiv) (xii) "film" meanswhether (a) any sequence of visual images recorded on any substance, a film, magnetic tape, disc or any other material, in such manner that by using such substance such images will be capable of being seen as a moving picture; (b) the soundtrack associated with and any exhibited illustration relating to a film as defined in paragraph (a); (c) any picture intended for exhibition through the medium of any mechanical, electronic or other device; (i) any (xiii) "in public", without derogating from the ordinary meaning of that word, includes any place to which admission is obtained for any consideration, direct or indirect, or by virtue of membership of association of persons or contribution towards any fund; (vi) (xiv) "Minister" means the Minister to whom the administration of this Act has been assigned; (ix) (xv) "publication" means(a) any newspaper, book, periodical, pamphlet, poster or other printed matter; (b) any writing or typescript which has in any manner been duplicated; (c) any drawing, picture, illustration or painting; (d) any print, photograph, engraving or lithograph; sound (e) any record, magnetic tape, soundtrack, except a soundtrack associated with a film, or any other object in or on which has been recorded for reproduction;