The Karnataka Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1964

Preamble

THE KARNATAKA CINEMAS (REGULATION) ACT, 1964 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Statements of Objects and Reasons: Section: 1. Short title, extent and commencement. 2. Definitions. 3. Licensing authority. 4. Cinematograph exhibitions to be licensed. 5. Licence for exhibition of cinematograph films. 6. Matters to be considered by licensing authority. 7. Power of licensing authority to limit number of places that can be licensed in any area. 8. Restriction on powers of licensing authority. 9. Licence personal to the grantee and not transferable except with the permission of licensing authority. 10. Appeal against decisions under sections 5 and 9. de 11. Construction or reconstruction of buildings or use of places for exhibition of cinematograph films only to be made after obtaining permission of licensing authority. 12. Power of State Government to issue directions. 13. Power of licensing authority to issue directions. 14. Power of State Government to issue orders and directions of a general character in respect of matters relating to licences. 15. Power of State Government or licensing authority to suspend exhibition of films in certain cases. 16. Penalties. 17. Power to revoke or suspend a licence. 18. Revisional powers of State Government. 19. Power to make rules. 20. Power to exempt. 21. Offences by companies. 22. Rules and orders to be laid before Legislature. 23. Repeal and savings. SCHEDULE. * * * * STATEMENTS OF OBJECTS AND REASONS I Act 23 of 1964 .- At present there are different laws in force in the different areas of the State as noted below relating to the regulation of the exhibition by means of cinematographs and the licensing of places in which cinematograph films are exhibited. With a view to have a uniform law applicable to the whole of the new State of Mysore this Bill is brought forward. (1) The Mysore Cinemas (Regulation) Act 1952, as in force in the Mysore Area; (2) The Madras Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1955, as in force in the Madras Area; (3) The Bombay Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1953, as in force in the Bombay Area; (4) The Hyderabad Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1952, as in force in the Hyderabad Area; (5) Part III of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (Central Act XXXVII of 1952), as in force in the Coorg District. The main features of the Bill are- Under clause 3 the District Magistrate is the licensing authority unless Government appoints any other authority for this purpose. Clause 4 prohibits the exhibition of cinematograph films elsewhere than in a place licensed under this Act. Sub-clause (1) of clause 6 specifies the matters to be considered by the licensing authority while deciding the grant or refusal of licence and also empowers the licensing authority to limit the number of places in any area in respect of which licence may be granted. The licence issued under the Act is made personal under clause 8 to the person to whom it is granted. A transfer is invalid unless approved by the licensing authority who in granting or refusing such approval is to consider the matters specified in clause 6. 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 exemp

Sections

Type to filter. 22 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Licensing authority
4. 4Cinematograph exhibitions to be licensed
5. 5Licence for exhibition of cinematograph films
6. 6Matters to be considered by licensing authority
7. 7Power of licensing authority to limit number of places that can be licensed in any area
8. 8Restriction on powers of licensing authority
9. 9
10. 10Appeal against decisions under sections 5 and 9
11. 11
12. 12Power of State Government to issue directions
13. 13Power of licensing authority to issue directions
14. 14
15. 15
16. 16Penalties
17. 17Power to revoke or suspend a licence
18. 18Revisional powers of State Government
19. 19Power to make rules
20. 20Power to exempt
21. 21Offences by companies
22. 22Rules and orders to be laid before Legislature

Rules made under this Act

3 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.