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The Cinematograph Act `1952

An Act to make provision for the certification of cinematograph films for exhibition and for regulating exhibitions by means of cinematographs.
1952
List of Chapters & Sections

  1. PRELIMINARY

  2. 1
     Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2
     Definitions
  4. 2A
     Construction of references to any law not in force or any functionary not in existence in the State of Jammu and Kashmir

  • CERTIFICATION OF FILMS FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION

  • 3
     Board of film Certification
  • 4
     Examination of films
  • 5
     Advisory panels
  • 5A
     Certification of films
  • 5B
     Principles of guidance in certifying films
  • 5C
     Appeals
  • 5D
     Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
  • 5E
     Suspension and revocation of certificate
  • 5F
     Review of orders by Central Government
  • 6
     Revisonal powers of the Central Government
  • 6A
     Information and documents to be given to distributors and exhibitors with respect to certified films
  • 6B
     [Omitted.]
  • 7
     Penalties for contraventions of this Part
  • 7A
     Power of seizure
  • 7B
     Delegation of powers by Board
  • 7C
     Power to direct exhibition of films for examination
  • 7D
     Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceeding
  • 7E
     Members of the Board and advisory panels to be public servants
  • 7F
     Bar of legal proceedings
  • 8
     Power to make rules
  • 9
     Power to exempt

  • REGULATION OF EXHIBITIONS BY MEANS OF CINEMATOGRAPHS

  • 10
     Cinematograph exhibitions to be licensed
  • 11
     Licensing authority
  • 12
     Restrictions on powers of licensing authority
  • 13
     Power of Central Government or local authority to suspend exhibition of films in certain cases
  • 14
     Penalties for contravention of this Part
  • 15
     Power to revoke licence
  • 16
     Power to make rules
  • 17
     Power to exempt

  • REPEAL

  • 18
     Repeal