The Cinematograph Act

Cinematograph exhibitions to be licensed

Licensing authority

Restrictions on powers of licensing authority

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

Penalties for contravention of this Part

Power to revoke licence

Power to make rules

Power to exempt


REGULATION OF EXHIBITIONS BY MEANS OF CINEMATOGRAPHS


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.

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