Power to prohibit dramatic performance and entertainment except under licence
Section 10 of Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance, 1949 deals with power to prohibit dramatic performance and entertainment except under licence. The [State Government] may, if and when it considers necessary, order that no. The Act was enacted on 15 Sep 1949.
(1) The [State Government] may, if and when it considers necessary, order that no. dramatic performance or entertainment nor any class of such performances or entertainments shall be held in any public places within any local area specified in the order except under a licence to be granted by the District Magistrate, or such officer as may specially be empowered by the State Government, in this behalf.
(2) The [State Government] may also order that no dramatic performance or entertainment shall be held in any public place, unless a copy of the piece, if and so fat as it is written or some sufficient account of its purport, if and so far as it is in pantomine or otherwise has been furnished, not less than three days before the performance or entertainment to the District Magistrate, or such officer as may be named in the order.
(3) A copy of any order under this section may be served on any keeper of the place where the performance or entertainment is to be held and if thereafter he does, or willingly permits, any act in disobedience to such order, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine, or with both.
Section 10, Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance, 1949 (Act 29 of 1949).
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Questions about Section 10
What does Section 10 of the Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance deal with?
Section 10 of the Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance is headed "Power to prohibit dramatic performance and entertainment except under licence". The [State Government] may, if and when it considers necessary, order that no.
How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance 10, section 10 Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance, section 10 of the Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 10 of the Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Rajasthan Dramatic Performance and Entertainments Rules, 1955 (1955).
When was Section 10 of the Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance enacted?
Section 10 of the Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance, cited as Rajasthan Dramatic Performances and Entertainments Ordinance 10, was enacted on 15 Sep 1949 as Act 29 of 1949. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 11. Power to make rule151 words
- 6. Penalty for disobeying prohibition138 words
- 7. Power to call for information136 words
- 8. Power to grant warrant to police to enter and arrest and seize111 words
- 3. Power to prohibit certain dramatic performances and entertainment102 words
- 4. Power to prohibit certain dramatic performances and entertainment88 words
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