Section List

Act Number: 37

Act Name: The Cinematograph Act, 1952

Year: 1952

Enactment Date: 1952-03-21

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

Ministry: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Department:

Section NumberTitleActions
1 Short title, extent and commencement.
2 Definitions.
2A Construction of references to any law not in force or any functionary not in existence in the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
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.
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 or suspend licence.
16 Power to make rules.
17 Power to exempt.
18 Repeal.
5DDOmitted.
6AAProhibition of unauthorized recording
6ABProhibition of unauthorized exhibition of films.
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