Bare Acts

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.

चलचित्र अधिनियम, 1952

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Act Details

Act Number:

Act Year:

1952

Location:

Enactment Date:

3/21/1952

Enforcement Date:

28-07-1952

Ministry:

Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

All Section List

PRELIMINARY

Section 1 to Section 2A

Section 1

Short title, extent and commencement.

Section 2

Definitions.

Section 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

Section 3 to Section 9

Section 3

Board of film Certification.

Section 4

Examination of films.

Section 5

Advisory panels.

Section 5A

Certification of films.

Section 5B

Principles of guidance in certifying films.

Section 5C

Appeals.

Section 5D

Constitution of Appellate Tribunal.

Section 5E

Suspension and revocation of certificate.

Section 5F

Review of orders by Central Government.

Section 6

Revisonal powers of the Central Government.

Section 6A

Information and documents to be given to distributors and exhibitors with respect to certified films.

Section 6B

[Omitted.].

Section 7

Penalties for contraventions of this Part.

Section 7A

Power of seizure.

Section 7B

Delegation of powers by Board.

Section 7C

Power to direct exhibition of films for examination.

Section 7D

Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceeding.

Section 7E

Members of the Board and advisory panels to be public servants.

Section 7F

Bar of legal proceedings.

Section 8

Power to make rules.

Section 9

Power to exempt.

REGULATION OF EXHIBITIONS BY MEANS OF CINEMATOGRAPHS

Section 10 to Section 17

Section 10

Cinematograph exhibitions to be licensed.

Section 11

Licensing authority.

Section 12

Restrictions on powers of licensing authority.

Section 13

Power of Central Government or local authority to suspend exhibition of films in certain cases.

Section 14

Penalties for contravention of this Part.

Section 15

Power to revoke or suspend licence.

Section 16

Power to make rules.

Section 17

Power to exempt.

REPEAL

Section 18

Repeal.