The Assam Cinemas (Regulation Amendment) Act, 1956
The 12th November 1956

No.LJL.24/56/20.—Th e following Act of the Assam Legislative

Assembly which received the assent of the Governor is hereby published for
general information.

**(R ec eived th e assent o f the Gov erno r on th e 12 th N ovem ber 1956)**

# ASSAM ACT XXII OF 1956

TH E ASSAM CINEMAS (REGULATION) (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1956

(Passe l by the A setnbly)

[Published in the Assam Gazette, dated the 14th November 19561

**An**

**Act**

**to amend the Assam Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1953**

**Preamble.—** Whereas it is expedient to amend the Assam Cinemas

(Regulation) Act, 1953 (Assam Act XIV of 1953) in the manner hereinafter
appearing ;

It is hereby enacted in the Seventh Year of the Republic of India

as follows :—

1. **Short title, extent and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called**

the Assam Cinemas (Regulation) (Amendment) Act, 1956.

(2) It extends to the whole of Assam.
(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Definition.—“Principal Act” means the Assam Cinemas (Regula­

tion) Act, 1953 (Assam Act XIV of 1953).

3. **Amendment of Section 4 of the Principal Act.—For** Section 4

of the Principal Act _substitute_ the following, namely:—

**“4.** **Licensing Authority.—** Subject to provisions of Section 5, the

District Magistrate within the jurisdiction of his district or any other

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authority constituted by the State Government by notification in the official
Gazette (hereinafter referred to as the Licensing Authority) for the whole
or any part of the State may grant licenses under this A ct:

Provided that no license shall be issued by the Licensing Authority

except with t e previous approval of the State Government and in accord­
ing such approval the State Government shall take into consideration all
applications for the license in question and after such consideration may
accord its approval to the proposal submitted by the Licensing Authority
or direct such authority to grant a license to any of the other applicants
with or without such conditions as it may deem proper and in such cases
such direction shall be deemed to be the previous approval of the State
Government” .

4. **Amendment of Section 5 of the Principal Act.—Delete the whole**

of sub-section (2) of Section 5 of the Principal Act and _renumber_ the existing

sub-section (3) as sub-section (2).

5. **Amendment of Section 9 of the Principal Act.—For Section 9 of**

the Principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely :—

“9. **Appeals and Reviews.—(1) Any person aggrieved by the decision**

of the Licensing Authority under any provision of this Act except an order
passed under Section 4 may appeal to the State Government or to such
officer as the State Government may authorise in this behalf and the State
Government or such officer, as the case may be, may make such orders
as it or he deems proper.

(2) Appeals under sub-section (1) shall be filed within 15 days from

the date of the order excluding the period required in obtaining the copy
of the order provided that the Appellate Authority may extend the time
for reasons found sufficient to its satisfaction.

(3) Any person considering himself aggrieved by an order passed

under Section 4 for granting a license with the approval of the State

Government may file an application for review of the order and the approval,
to the State Government within a period of 30 days from the date of the
order and thereupon the State Government after giving a hearing to the
parties concerned may—-

(i) reject the application, or

(ii) where it is of opinion that sufficient ground for review has been

established, grant the same,—•

(a) by. withdrawing its approval or direction issued under

Section 4 and remand the applications to the Licensing Autho­
rity concerned for fresh enquiry, or

(iii) direct the Licensing Authority to issue the license to any of

the applicants.

(4) All appeals pending on the date of the commencement of this

Act shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this Act

and for that purpose all appeals against an order under Section 4 of the
Principal Act shall be deemed to be application for review under sub-sec­
tion (3) of Section 5 of this Act.”

6. Section 4 of this Act shall be and shall be deemed always to have

been substituted for Section 4 of the Principal Act and shall deemed to have
come into force from the date on which the Principal Act came into
force.

J. C. MEDTfl,

Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Leg. & Jud l. Deptt.


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