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In lhis Acl, unlcss therc is anyhing repugnant in the subjec~ or Definitions. conlcx1,- -'(al) "Bcngali film" means a film cercifizd to be in Bengali language for public exhibition under any law for the time being in forcc; (a) "Calcurta" mcans rhc town of Calcutta as defined in h e Calcurta Police Acl, 1866, rogeher with the suburhs of Calcutta as defined by nolification undcr section 1 of the Calcurla Suburban Police ACI, 1866; (b) "cinematogmph"jncludes any apparh~us for h e represenlation of moving pictures or scrics oipiclures; 'For Starcnlcnl of Objccls mrl Reasons, see Ihc C o l c ~ i f ~ ~ Guzelre, E~fruordirruq~, dated tl1c20111 Augui.r. 1956. PM IVA, pngc 1 168; lorproceedings of the West Bengal Legislarive Asscmbly,sce~hepruccfdingso~thc meetingsorthe Wcsr BcngdLcgislalivc Assembly held on thc 13th and 141h Scpkcrnbcr, 1951: and lor procwdmgs olhc Wcst Bcngd Legislative Council, set h c pmecdings of h c nlccling of thc Wesc Bengd Legislarivc Council hcld on thc 2Olh Septembrr, 1954. This Act wzsbrough~intolorcc withclfcccfmmthe IsiFebruuy, 1955,r.irleNoulication No. 580P.. dmed [he 20h Jmunry. 1955. publishcd in the Cabtrta Gazerre, firraordinar)., dated the 20th Jmunry, 1955. Pm I, pagc 45. 'Clause(a1) wsinsrdcd b e , 2(a)o~~hc\Yes~BmgdCmcm(Rcgulmion)(Amcndment) hrl I O V O t ~ t ! ~ ~ . n-.. a,., VIITT ..r vnon, Licrnsinp authority. Rtsrrictions on powc~s of liccnsing authorily. h p p c ~ ! and Revision. The West Ber~gal Citlenzas (Regulaliorr) Act, 1954. [West Den. Act (c) "Disrrict Magistrale" includes a Depu~y Commissioner and rncans, in rclnlion lo Calcutta, the Commissioncr of Policc, Calcutta; '(cc) "film" means a cincma!ograph film; Id) "place" jncludcs a housc, building, rcn!, enclosure, open spacc and any dcscriprion of Iransporl, whethcr by land, WillCr or air; (c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules madc under this Act; (0 "a pubIic exhibition" means an exlubilion to wluch pcrsons are admiltcd on paymcnt.