Keyword(s):
Cinematograph, District Collector, Place
[TAMIL NA’DU] ACT No. IS01; 1955
(Received tlre assofit of the Gover.,:or on the 19tR April1955 ;
firrt pribliskztl i~zthe Fort St. Gecrgo Gazette on the
27th lqwil1955.)
An Act to provide for the regulatioof cxl~ibitions by nxansof cincmalographsinthc 3[Yratt ofTnn:ilNadu]. WHER~ASit is CXI)CC~L to providc for 1he t’cg~~latjonof
exhibitioos by meails of cincrniltog~.aphsin t hc S[State of
Tamil Nadu] ;
BEit cnactcd in tlx Sixth year of (hi: Republic of litdin
as follows:–
extent and
commence-
mznt .
- (I) This Act may be callid tl~cl[Tii~~~ilNadu]
Short title, Cinemas (Regula.tion) Act, 1955;
(2) It extends to ti13 whole ci’ thc: 3[Steof Tarnil. Nadu.1 (3) It shall come into fxce on *such datc as the Government may, by notification, appoint. *These word. were substituted for tlre word 4~Madras”by the Tamil Nadu Adaptation of Laws Order, 1963, as ;\mended by the Tamil Nadu Adaptaiion af Laws (Second Amenclment) Order, 1969. 2For Statcment of Objects and Reasons, sec Fort St. Ceorm Gazette, Extraardinary datedthe 6th December 354, Part IV-A, Page328. This Act was extcnded to the Ka~ryakumaridistrict and the Shencottah taluk of the Tirunelveli dislrict by section 3 of, avd the Schedule to, the Tarnil Nadu (Transfc~.rcdTerritory) Extension of Laws,. Act, 1957 (Taxnil Nad11 Act XXIl of I957), repealing the corresponding law i:~forcein that territory. ‘This Act was extended to the added. territories by section 3 of, and the First Scheduleto, the Tamil Natl~t(Added Tel-1-itories)Exten* sion of Laws Act, 1952 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1962), repealing the corresponding law in fot cc i n +!lc>cctarritoric’q. aThis exprcssian tjr,:.: sbsfitl~ted for the cxpression .’State
of Madras” by thc T:!i,iil Nadu Arlnplnti~tr~c)f I,aws Qrdcr,
1969, as;:tmcnded by I llc rl’anlil N:.tdla .2ctnpr:l ioi; OF T,:IWC (S~COILC!,
Amet~dment)Order, 1069.
*Ganc into ft3rc.i: on the 30th h’l:ty 135t’;.. a’
.,(I) a.’cinemtograph”indnds any ‘
reprepresenfation of mSngpictmesorrcrit5=es;
.
. . (2) “District Collec@r” inrelation to ihepresidency- ‘
tow*, meansthe CommissionerofPolice, Madras;. .
(3) ”Government” means the St at&Government;
.’ (4)’ “notification” means a notification publishem
(5) “place” includes a house, building, tent and any
description of transport, whether by water, land or air ;:#
(6).’cprescribed” means preecribed by rules made .
under this Act.
- Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no personcinemata-
shallgiveanexhibition by means of a cinematographelse- graph.
where than in a place licensed under this Act, or otherwise
than in compliance with any conditions and restrictions
imposed by such licence.
exhibt4ions
‘[3-A. NOper ion shall be eligible for apply: n’n g f& a DisqualiLation
licenceif he has been convicted of an offcnce und.el clause for holding a
(a) or clausc (c) ofsection ofthc 2[TamilNadu] Entar- licence,
tainments Tax Act, 1939(2[Tamil Nadu] Act X of 1939),
unless a period of two years has elapsed since his
conviction.
4.1The authority having power to grant licencesunder Licensing
this Act (hereinafttr referred toas the licensing au1horiiy)i~thorit~.
shallbe the District Collector;
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