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Cinematograph Act
An Act to make provision for the certification of cinematograph films for exhibition and for regulating exhibitions by means of cinematographs.
| Act Id | 195237 |
| Act Number | 37 |
| Enactment Date | 1952-03-21 |
| Act Year | 1952 |
| Ministry | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting |
| Enforcement Date | 28-07-1952 |
- PRELIMINARY
- 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
