Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
2 . The words “or VCDS or DVDS” inserted by the Act No. 13 of 2005, section 4. 3 . The words “or on a VCD or DVD” inserted by the Act No. 13 of 2005, section 4. 4 . The words “VCDS or DVDS” inserted by the Act No. 13 of 2005, section 4. 5 . The words “to any Police Officer not below the rank of a Sub-Inspector” substituted by the Act No. 14 of 2011, section 2. (a) that the rules made under this Act have been complied with; and 1[(b) in the case of an application for the grant of a licence for exhibition, buying, selling, letting, supplying or distributing of films, through recorded Video Cassettes or VCDs or DVDs, that adequate precautions have been taken in the place, in respect of which the licence is to be granted, to provide for the safety, convenience and comfort of the persons attending exhibition therein.] (3) The licensing authority may, by order in writing, refuse to grant or renew a licence if such authority is satisfied that, - (a) the applicant has not complied with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder in respect of the application for the grant of a licence; or (b) the applicant has made wilful default in complying with, or knowingly acted in contravention of, any requirement of this Act or the rules made thereunder or the terms and conditions of, and restrictions in any licence granted under this Act; or 2[(c) in the case of an applicant for a licence for exhibition, buying, selling, letting, supplying or distributing recorded Video Cassettes or VCDs or DVDs such applicant has been convicted of an offence under the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (Central Act XXXVII of 1952) or the Andhra Pradesh Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1955 (Act IV of 1955) or the Andhra Pradesh Entertainments Tax Act, 1939 (Act 10 of 1939).] (4) An application for the grant or renewal of a licence or permission under this Act shall be made in such manner and within such time and shall be accompanied by such fees as may be prescribed. (5) Every licence or permission or the renewal thereof shall be in such form as may be prescribed.