Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Sub by Act 56 of 1984 s.3 for certain words (w.e.f. 27-8-1984) 10 2 of 1974 1[Provided further that notwithstanding anything contained in section 29 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, it shall be lawful for any Metropolitan Magistrate, or any Judicial Magistrate of the first class specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf, to pass a sentence of fine exceeding five thousand rupees on any person convicted of any offence punishable under this Part: 2[Provided also] that no distributor or exhibitor or owner or employee of a cinema house shall be liable to punishment, for contravention of any condition of endorsement of caution on a film certified as “UA” under this Part.] (2) If any person is convicted of an offence punishable under this section committed by him in respect of any film, the convicting court may further direct that the film shall be forfeited to the Government. (3) The exhibition of a film, in respect of which an “A” certificate 3[or a “S” certificate or a “UA” certificate] has been granted, to children below the age of three years accompanying their parents or guardians shall not be deemed to be an offence within the meaning of this section. Power of seizure. 4[7A. (1) Where a film in respect of which no certificate has been granted under this Act is exhibited, or a film certified as suitable for public exhibition restricted to adults is exhibited to any person who is not an adult or a film is exhibited in contravention of any of the other provisions contained in this Act or of any order made by the Central Government 5[the Tribunal] or the Board in the exercise of any of the powers conferred on it, any police officer may 6*** enter any place in which he has reason to believe that the film has been or is being or is likely to be exhibited, search it and seize the film.