Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Repeal of the Cinematograph Act, 1918, Received the assent of the Governor of Punjab on the 16th of August, 1952 , and was first published in the Punjab Government Gazette Extra ordinary, dated 19th August, 1 952. LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS Amended in part by Punjab Act 6 of 1955. Amended in part by Punjab Act 28 of 1957. Amended in part by Punjab Act 4 of 1963. Amended in part by Haryana Adaptation of Laws Order, 1968. Amended in part by Haryana Act 5 of 1968. Amended in part by Haryana Act of 21of 1969. An Act to make provision for regulating exhibitions by means of cinematograph in the Punjab. It is hereby enacted as follows:- NOTE Statement of Objects and Reasons:- (1) " The Cinematograph Act, 1918 (Central Act) which applicable to this State has been repealed by the Central Government by the Cinematograph Act, 1952, which was passed at the last session of the Parliament. It received the assent of the President on the 21st March, 1952. It will be brought into force from the 28th July, 1952. ______________________ *For statement of Objects and Reasons , see Punjab Government Gazette Extraordinary, Dated the 22nd July, 1952, pages 659-60; for proceedings in the Assembly, see Punjab Legislative Assembly Debates, 1952, Volume II, Pages (30)8-(30)28. 2 Haryana [S. 1] (2) The Cinematograph Act, 1918, is of mixed contents, dealing with two separate matters, viz (a) examination and certification of films as suitable for public exhibition and (b) regulation of cinemas including of licensing. In the Seventh Schedule of the construction " sanctioning of cinematograph films for exhibition" has been included in entry 60 of the Union List and 'Cinemas subject to the provisions of entry 60 of list I' in entry 33 of the State list. Some of the section of the cinematograph Act 1918 , therefore, concern the Central Government ; some the State Government and others both Central and State Government . In the absence of a clear demarcation of the respective provisions of the Act with which the Central and state Government are concerned, various difficulties have been arising in the administration of the Act. The provisions of the cinematograph Act 1918, have, therefore, been re-enacted by the Government of India, separating those relating to examination and certification of films as suitable for public exhibition (A Union subject) from those relating to " regulation of cinemas including their licensing " (a State subject). The cinematograph Act, 1952, consists of four parts - Part I consisting of definition, Part IV dealing with repeal and parts II and III relating respectively to (a) examination and certification of film as suitable for public exhibition and (b) regulation of cinemas, including their licensing. Part II will extend to the whole of India (except the state of Jammu and Kashmir) ; Part III will extend to Part C state only. Accordingly Government of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, have suggested that Part 'A' States. and part 'B' states should undertake legislation on the lines of part III of the New Act. (3) This Bill is Designed to give effect to the instructions of the Government of India. (Punjab Gazette Extraordinary , dated the 22nd July, 1952.)