The colour of the labels on films, videos and games can be compared to those on traffic lights.

	Green means GO - anyone can view this film, even young children. Green is only used for the G label, suitable for General audiences.
	Yellow means CAUTION - anyone can view this film, but you might want to check the descriptive note before viewing, or letting your child view this title. Yellow is used for the PG label, Parental Guidance recommended for younger Viewers and the M label, suitable for Mature audiences 16 years and over.
	Red means STOP - it is illegal for some people to view this film. Red is used for all restricted films

Rating Labels
Label	Explanation of symbol	Possible descriptive notes on Label
	Suitable for General audiences.	No notes for this category.
	Parental Guidance recommended for younger viewers.	Contains violence Contains coarse language Contains sexual references Contains offensive behaviour Contains cruelty Contains crime Contains horror
	Suitable for Mature audiences 16 Years and Over.	Contains anti-social behaviour Contains horror scences Contains scences of cruelty Contains offensive langauage Contains violence Contains sex scences Contains violence and offensive language Contains violence, offensive language and sex scences
Classification Labels
	Restricted	Contains violence Contains offensive language Contains sex scenes Contains violence, offensive language and sex scenes
	Restricted to persons 16 years and over.	Contains violence Contains offensive language Contains sex scenes Contains violence, offensive language and sex scenes
	Restricted to persons 18 years and over.	Contains graphic violence Contains explict sex scenes Contains violence and sex scenes Contains violence, offensive language and sex scenes

Rating Labels