The UTTAR PRADESH CINEMAS (REGULATION) ACT, 1955
uttarakhand · 1956
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- S. 1(1) This Act may be called the Uttar Pradesh Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1955
- S. 2Defines key terms for the regulation of cinemas in Uttar Pradesh, including "appellate authority," "exhibition," and "multiples."
- S. 3Subs
- S. 4Substituted by section 5 (a) ibid
- S. 5Substituted by section 3 U
- S. 6Section 6 allows state and district authorities to suspend film exhibitions likely to cause public disorder, with the state government able to extend suspensions.
- S. 7Section 7 allows cancellation or revocation of cinema licenses in public interest for fraud, mistakes, breaches, or changes affecting decency.
- S. 8Section 8 penalizes unauthorized cinematograph exhibitions and obstructs officers enforcing the Act.
- S. 9Section 9 holds company officers liable for offenses committed by the company, unless they prove lack of knowledge or due diligence.
- S. 10The section allows the State Government to exempt certain cinema or video exhibitions from the Act's provisions.
- S. 11Section 11 protects individuals and the State Government from legal actions for actions done in good faith under the Act.
- S. 12Repeals the Cinematograph Act, 1918 in Uttar Pradesh except for film exhibition sanctioning, and retains existing rules and licenses.
- S. 13(1) The State Government may, [***]2 make rules for the purpose of carrying the provisions of this Act into effect