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(1) The liccnsing aurhority shall not grant a licence undcr I his Aci. unless it is satisfied ha[- (a) therulcsmadeunderIhisAc~havebeensubs~anriallycornpl~ed with, and 'Clause(cc) was inxncd by 5.2(b) ord1r:iYcsi Bcngd Cinc11~5(Regul~ion)(Amcnd1mn1) Act: 1989 (IVcsr Bm. Acl XVll of 1989). -For r hc ordcr- (a) made undcr s. 3 oithc Acr for rcgularing cxhibitioos orher lhan public eshibi~ions and rhc pscrip~ion of rules and condilions for the purposc. rcr ~ h c Bengd Cinemalognph (Rcgulaljon of Special Enhibiuon) Order, 1956, publishcd by Order No. 6130P.. daied rhc 10th Augus~. 1956, in rho Culculrn Crt:e~fe. E~~mnrrlirmv. dalcd hc I(hli August, 1956, Pm 1-pages 1973- 1976, as subsrqurntly m n d z d : {h) rmdc under s. 3 read with s. 4 of the Acr, called thc Wesr Bcngd Cincmalwgnph (Rcgularion of Privare Eshibiiion) Ordcr. 1958. see Ordcr No. S92UP,, dated 19.7.58, publishcd in thc Calcrr~tu Gnzc~fe, Errrar~rJitraq of 1958, F a I, (IaEes 2582-2584. (b) the prescribed precautions have becn taken in rhc placc, in respcct of which the licence is lo be givcn, to provide for the safely of perspns artending exhibitions thercin: Providcd [hat he licensing authority shall, bcrorc rcfusing to gram a liccncc under this Acl, give the applicant an opporr unily of showing cause. (2) Subject to [he conuol of rhc Sratc Govcrnmcnl, the licensing authorjly may grant liccnccs, undcr hc provisions ofthis Act and the rules made thereunder, to such pcrsons as h a [ aulhority thinks fi! and on such lenns and condirions and subjcut ID such rcstriclions as it may derermine I* * + * * (3) Thc Stnlc Government may, from time ro lime. issuc directions ro licensees generally or, if in the opinion of thc State Govcrnmcnl circumstances so justify, lo any liccnsce in parlicular, for the purpose of regulating [he exhibilion of any film or clss of films and in parlicular the exhibition of scientific films, films intcndcd for cducnrional purposes, fjl~ns dealing rvirh news and currcnr cvcnts, documcnlary films or films produced in Indin, and whcrc any such dirccdons have been issued, those diredons sl~all be deemed to be additional condilions and reslricljons subjecr lo which thc liccncc has bccn granrcd. ?(3A) Tllc Slare Govcmmcnt may, from limc lo timc, prescribe guidelines for fixation oFpriccs of admission lo placcs of public exhibj tion of cincmulograph films and for classification of sears in such places by liccnsces, and it shall be obligatory for licensees to comply w i h sucll guidclincs. (4) (a) Any person aggricvcd by an ordcr of a liccnsing aulhorjly grimling or rcrusing lo granl a liccncc'[or by any olhcr ordcr of a licerising authority which is dcclared by rulcs madc undcr this Act lo bc appralablel or by thc rcrms and conditions on which or the res~rictions subject 10 which a liccncc is granrcd, may. within such lime as may be preseribed, appeal- li) where [he licensing aurhority is rhe Disrrict Magismarc of any disrrict,-ro rhe Commissioner of Ihc Division comprising such disuict, lii) where the licensing authoriry is the Commissioncr of Policc, Cnlcu tta,--to ~ h c Commissioncr of thc Prcsidcncy Division in Wcst Bcngal, and (iii) in any olher case,-to such aurhori~y as he Stale Government may, by notiiicauon in rheO#icialGazette, specify in dus behalf; 'The words "and h e rcmsmd conditions laid dawnsh~ll includt [he prescribingolsuch priccs oFadnlission m rhc lkcnsing auilioriiy m y dctcnninc" wcn: orni~~cd by s, l ( o ) of the Wcsr B e n ~ d Cincmas (Rcgulalion) (Arncndrncnt) Act, 1992 (Wcs( Bcn, Acr XIV of 1992). 'Sub-srclion (3A) was firs1 insened by s. 3 ofthe %Vest Bengd Cinemas (Rcgulation) (Alucndlncnl) Acr, 1989 (Wcs~ Bcn, ACI XVII of 1989). bicr. thc s m c was subsrirured by s. 7(b) or !hc WCSI Bcngal Cinernx (Rcgulalion) (Alncndmeni) ACI. 1991 (Wcsl Bcn. Acr XlV or 11911 wirhin the square bncke~s. 'Thwc words wi~hin ihc square bnckcrs were insened by s. ?(I) of ~ h c Wcs~ Bcnpal ' r:,,,bmqL- ( v . . - ~ J ~ I ; ~ - \ / A - , . - , I ~ , . ~ I ~ A,., !a&< I I I ~ ~ ~ ~ R , . ~ A", VTII J I O A ~ ) Powcr of .SIP~C Govcmmcn~ ar District Macisnlc to suspcnd cxhibilion or films in urnain czes. The Wesr Betrgal Cirrr~~ras (Regrrlatiorr) Acr. 1953. [Wcst Ben, Act (b) State Govemmcnt ]nay,- I * * * * * * (ii) of its own moljon at any time revise,- any order passed onappeal under clausela), or any order of a licensing authority '[from which an appeal lies under clausc (a), but from which no appeal has been preferred] ; (c) no ordcr shall bc. madc on such revisian whhaul giving J[the licenscc] an opportunity of bcing hcud; 'l(d) (i) an appclIarcaulhority whilchearing appcal under clause (a), or h c Shle govern men^ while revising an order under clause (b), may, by ordcr, prohibit any action being tdctt 011 heorder under appcal or, as1 hecase may be, underrevision,orstay the considerarion of any other application in connec~ion with the grant of a liccnce undcr this Act or may pass such other intcrloculory . ordcr it may think just and convenient; (ii) no ordcr under thisclause shall be madc without giving all persons Iikcly 10 bc nffcc\ed by such ordcr an opponuniry of being heard: - Providcd tha~ where hc circums~nccs ofa case are such lhat ~mmcdialc action is ncccssary, an oppellarc authorily or, as the case may be, thc Slate Govcrnrnenl may make any such onler under this clause as i t thinks fil, wirh noticc to all persons affected lo show cause againslsuch ordcr and may aTlcr considering h e cause, if any, shown by such pcrsons,citherconfinn suchorder nr vary or set i~ aside.