Section 11

Licensing authority.

The Cinematograph Act, 1952

  • Act 37 of 1952
  • Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
About this Act

An Act to make provision for the certification of cinematograph films for exhibition and for regulating exhibitions by means of cinematographs.

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    The authority having power to grant licences under this Part (hereinafter referred to as the licensing authority) shall be the district magistrate:
     Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute, for the whole or any part of a 1[Union territory], such other authority as it may specify in the notification to be the licensing authority for the purposes of this Part.

Notes

1. Subs. by Act 58 of 1960, s. 3 and Schedule II, for "Part C State".

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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