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Orders under clause 4 and clause 8 are appealable to the prescribed authority. Clause 10 requires the taking of permission from the licensing authority for the use of any place for the exhibition of cinematograph films, for the construction or reconstruction of buildings for exhibition of films, for the use of any site for constructing a building thereon for the exhibition of films and for the installation of any machinery in any place where cinematograph exhibitions are proposed to be given. Clause 14 gives power to the licensing authority to suspend exhibition of films in certain cases. Clause 15 prescribes penalties for contravention of certain provisions of the Act and power is given in clause 16 for revoking licence when the holder is convicted of certain offences. Clause 19 gives power to Government to exempt any cinematograph exhibition or class of such exhibitions or any place from the provisions of the Act, if such exemption is found to be necessary or expedient in public interest. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette, Part IV-2A dated 16th August 1962 at page. 609-610) (Notification No.6110-LA dated 8th August 1962). II Amending Act 36 of 1976.- With a view to augment the revenues of the State, it is proposed to levy an Additional Tax on entertainments on the value of tickets (inclusive of Entertainment Tax and Surcharge). It is further proposed, in order to effectively check evasion to increase the fines leviable under the Act and to provide for imprisonment as an alternative penalty. It is also proposed for the same reason to amend the Karnataka Cinemas Regulation Act to enable revocation or suspension of the cinema licence even when offences under the Act are compounded. Incidental amendments providing for rounding off the tax to the nearest multiple of five paise, refund of tax in case of power failure or mechanical breakdown etc., are also proposed to be made. Hence this Bill. (Published in the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A, dated 30th March 1976 as No. 1744 at page. 8.) III Amending Act 13 of 1998.- It is considered necessary to amend the Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1964 (Karnataka Act 23 of 1964),— 3 (1) to provide for restriction on the licencing authority not to grant a licence for exhibition of Cinematograph films unless the applicant has paid the amount of entertainment tax or other dues if any payable by him. (2) to empower the licencing authority to revoke or suspend the licence for exhibition of Cinematograph films if the licencee fails to comply with the conditions of licence or contravenes the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder, after giving an opportunity of showing cause. Hence the Bill. (Obtained from L.C. Bill No. 3 of 1977 in File No. SAMVYASHAE 33 SASANA 96). IV Amending Act 22 of 2000.- Note.- By this Act certain obsolete and spent Acts were repealed and some minor and consequential amendments are made to some Acts including Act 23 of