An Act to make provision for the certification of cinematoraph fi!ms for e"hi#ition and for re$!atin e"hi#itions #% means of cinematoraphs &e it enacted #% 'ar!iament as fo!!o(s )- PART I : PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extet !" #o$$e#e$et *1+ ,his Act ma% #e ca!!ed the -inematoraph Act, 1952. *2+ 'arts ., .. and ./ e"tend to the (ho!e of .ndia 1[000] and 'art ... e"tends to the 1nion ,erritories on!%. *3+ ,his Act sha!! come into force on s$ch date as the -entra! 2overnment ma%, #% notification in the 3fficia! 2a4ette, appoint) '53/.676 that 'arts . and .. sha!! come into force in the 8tate of 9amm$ and :ashmir on!% on s$ch date after the commencement of the -inematoraph *Amendment+ Act, 1973 *25 of 1973+, as the -entra! 2overnment ma%, #% notification in the 3fficia! 2a4ette, appoint.] 2. %e&iitio' .n this Act, $n!ess the conte"t other(ise re;$ires,- *a+ <ad$!t< means a person (ho has comp!eted his eihteenth %ear= *#+ <&oard< means the &oard of >i!m -ertification constit$ted #% the -entra! 2overnment $nder section 3=] *##+ <certificate< means the certificate ranted #% the &oard $nder section 5A=] *c+ <cinematoraph< inc!$des an% apparat$s for the representation of movin pict$res or series of pict$res= *d+ <6istrict ?aistrate<, in re!ation to a presidenc%-to(n, means the -ommissioner of 'o!ice= *dd+ <fi!m< means a cinematoraph fi!m=] *e+ <p!ace< inc!$des a ho$se, #$i!din, tent and an% description of transport, (hether #% sea, !and or air= *f+ <prescri#ed< means prescri#ed #% r$!es made $nder this Act= *+ <reiona! officer< means a reiona! officer appointed #% the -entra! 2overnment $nder section 5 and inc!$des an additiona! reiona! officer and an assistant reiona! officer= *h+ < ,ri#$na! < means the Appe!!ate ,ri#$na! constit$ted $nder section 56.] 2A. Co'tr(#tio o& re&ere#e' to !) l!* ot i &or#e or !) &(#tio!r) ot i exi'te#e i the St!te o& +!$$( !" ,!'h$ir An% reference in this Act to an% !a( (hich is not in force, or an% f$nctionar% not in e"istence, in the 8tate of 9amm$ and :ashmir, sha!!, in re!ation to that 8tate, #e constr$ed as a reference to the correspondin !a( in force or to the correspondin f$nctionar% in e"istence, in that 8tate.] PART II : CERTI-ICATION O- -ILMS -OR P./LIC E0HI/ITION 1./o!r" o& -il$ Certi&i#!tio *1+ >or the p$rpose of sanctionin fi!ms for p$#!ic e"hi#ition, the -entra! 2overnment ma%, #% notification in the 3fficia! 2a4ette, constit$te a &oard to #e ca!!ed the 2[&oard of >i!m -ertification] (hich sha!! consist of a -hairman and @[not !ess than t(e!ve and not more than t(ent%five] other mem#ers appointed #% the -entra! 2overnment. *2+ ,he -hairman of the &oard sha!! receive s$ch sa!ar% and a!!o(ances as ma% #e determined #% the -entra! 2overnment, and the other mem#ers sha!! receive s$ch a!!o(ances or fees for attendin the meetins of the &oard as ma% #e prescri#ed. *3+ ,he other terms and conditions of service of the mem#ers of the &oard sha!! #e s$ch as ma% #e prescri#ed. 2.Ex!$i!tio o& &il$' *1+ An% person desirin to e"hi#it an% fi!m sha!! in the prescri#ed manner make an app!ication to the &oard for a certificate in respect thereof, and the &oard ma%, after e"aminin or havin the fi!m e"amined in the prescri#ed manner,- *i+ sanction the fi!m for $nrestricted p$#!ic e"hi#ition . '53/.676 that, havin reard to an% materia! in the fi!m, if the &oard is of the opinion that it is necessar% to ca$tion that the ;$estion as to (hether an% chi!d #e!o( the ae of t(e!ve %ears ma% #e a!!o(ed to see s$ch a fi!m sho$!d #e considered #% the parents or $ardian of s$ch chi!d, the &oard ma% sanction the fi!m for $nrestricted p$#!ic e"hi#ition (ith an endorsement to that effect= or] *ii+ sanction the fi!m for p$#!ic e"hi#ition restricted to ad$!ts= or *iia+ sanction the fi!m for p$#!ic e"hi#ition restricted to mem#ers of an% profession or an% c!ass of persons, havin reard to the nat$re, content and theme of the fi!m= or] *iii+ direct the app!icant to carr% o$t s$ch e"cisions or modifications in the fi!m as it thinks necessar% #efore sanctionin the fi!m for p$#!ic e"hi#ition $nder an% of the foreoin c!a$ses= or] *iv+ ref$se to sanction the fi!m for p$#!ic e"hi#ition. *2+ No action $nder 3[the proviso to c!a$se *i+, c!a$se *ii+, c!a$se *iia+, c!a$se *iii+ or c!a$se *iv+] of s$#-section *1+ sha!! #e taken #% the &oard e"cept after ivin an opport$nit% to the app!icant for representin his vie(s in the matter. 5. A"3i'or) 4!el' *1+ >or the p$rpose of ena#!in the &oard to efficient!% dischare its f$nctions $nder this Act, the -entra! 2overnment ma% esta#!ish at s$ch reiona! centers as it thinks fit, advisor% pane!s each of (hich sha!! consist of s$ch n$m#er of persons, #ein persons ;$a!ified in the opinion of the -entra! 2overnment to A$de the effect of fi!ms on the p$#!ic, as the -entra! 2overnment ma% think fit to appoint thereto. *2+ At each reiona! centre there sha!! #e as man% reiona! officers as the -entra! 2overnment ma% think fit to appoint, and r$!es made in this #eha!f ma% provide for the association of reiona! officers in the e"amination of fi!ms. *3+ ,he &oard ma% cons$!t in s$ch manner as ma% #e prescri#ed an% advisor% pane! in respect of an% fi!m for (hich an app!ication for a certificate has #een made. *B+ .t sha!! #e the d$t% of ever% s$ch advisor% pane! (hether actin as a #od% or in committees as ma% #e provided in the r$!es made in this #eha!f to e"amine the fi!m and to make s$ch recommendations to the &oard as it thinks fit. *5+ ,he mem#ers of the advisor% pane! sha!! not #e entit!ed to an% sa!ar% #$t sha!! receive s$ch fees or a!!o(ances as ma% #e prescri#ed. 5A. Certi&i#!tio o& &il$' *1+ .f, after e"aminin a fi!m or havin it e"amined in the prescri#ed manner, the &oard considers that- *a+ the fi!m is s$ita#!e for $nrestricted p$#!ic e"hi#ition, or, as the case ma% #e, for $nrestricted p$#!ic e"hi#ition (ith an endorsement of the nat$re mentioned in the proviso to c!a$se *i+ of s$#- section *1+ of section B, it sha!! rant to the person app!%in for a certificate in respect of the fi!m a <1< certificate or, as the case ma% #e, a <1A< certificate= or *#+ the fi!m is not s$ita#!e for $nrestricted p$#!ic e"hi#ition, #$t is s$ita#!e for p$#!ic e"hi#ition restricted to ad$!ts or, as the case ma% #e, is s$ita#!e for p$#!ic e"hi#ition restricted to mem#ers of an% profession or an% c!ass of persons, it sha!! rant to the person app!%in for a certificate in respect of the fi!m an <A< certificate or, as the case ma% #e, an <8< certificate= and ca$se the fi!m to #e so marked in the prescri#ed manner) '53/.676 that the app!icant for the certificate, an% distri#$tor or e"hi#itor or an% other person to (hom the rihts in the fi!m have passed sha!! not #e !ia#!e for p$nishment $nder an% !a( re!atin to o#scenit% in respect of an% matter contained in the fi!m for (hich certificate has #een ranted $nder c!a$se *a+ or c!a$se *#+.]