The Assam Cinemas  Act, 1953
R eceiv ed th e a s s e n t of th e G overn or o.d th e 2 6 th May, 1953 )

( P u b lis h in th e Assam G a z e tte , d a te d th e 3 rd J u n e ,1953)

An

Ac t

To make p r o v is io n f o r r e g u la tin g e x h ib itio n s by means of »

cin em ato g rap h and lic e n s in g of cin em as in th e S ta te of
Assam .

P re a m b le .

WHEREAS i t i s e x p e d ie n t to make p r o v is io n f o r

re g u la tin g e x h ib itio n s by mea ns of cin em ato g rap h s and

th e lic e n s in g of cin em as in th e St=>te o f A -saa.

I t i s h ere by e n a c te d as fo llo w s

S h o rt

1 . (l) T h is Ac t may be c a lle d th e Assam Cinem as (Regu­

t i t l e
e x te n t la tio n ) A ct, 1953.

and comme­
nce m en t .

(2) I t e x te n d s to th w hole o f Assam .

__ (3) I t s h a ll come in to fo rc e on such d a te as th ? „
S ta te Gov ernm en t may, by n o t i f i c a t i o n in th e O i f i c i a l

G a z e tte , a p p o in t.

D e f in it- In t h i s A ct, u n le s s th e re i s a n y th in g rep u g n an t

io n s . in th e s u b je c t o r c o n te x t.-

(a ) “ C in em ato gra ph’* in c lu d e s any a p o a ra tu s f o r th e

r e p r e s e n ta tio n of moving p ic tu r e s o r s e r ie s of

p ic tu r e s ;

(b ) p la c e ” in c lu d e s a h o u se, b u ild in g , te n t an d any

d e s c r ip tio n of t r a n s p o r t , w h eth er by r i v e r , la n d
o r a i r ;

(c ) ” P r e s c r ib e d ” m^ans p r e s c r ib e d by ru le s made under

t h i s A ct.

C in em ato ­ 3 . Sa ve a s o th e rw ise p ro v id e d in t h i s A ct, no p e rso n
g rap h e x h i­ s h a l l g iv e an e x h ib itio n by means of a cin em ato gra ph

e ls ew h e re th a n i n a p la c e lic e n s e d under t h i s Act o r

b i ti o n s to

o th e rw ise th a n in com pli ance w it h any c o n d itio n s and

be lic e n s e d .

r e s t r i c t i o n s im pose d by su ch lic e n c e .

C ontd . .2 .


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## any oth er a u th o rit y co n sit u te d by th e S ta te Government
 by n o tif ic a tio n in th e o f f ic ia l G az et te (h er e in a fte r 
 re fe rre d to as th e Lic ensing A u th o rit y )fo f th e whole or any p a rt of th e S ta te may g ran t li c e n se s un der th is Act;

 Pro vid ed th a t no li cen ce s h a ll- be is su ed by th e Lic ensi ng A uth ori ty except w it h th e pre vio us appro val of tipe St a te Government and in accord in g such appro val th e St^ ts Government S ta te Government sh a ll ta ke in to co n si­
 d e ra tio n a l l a p p lic a ti o n s fo r th e li cen ce in q u esti o n and a f te r such c o n sid e ra ti o n may ac co rd i t , appro val to the pro posal su bm itte d by th e Lin ce nin g A uth ori ty or d ire c t such a u th o rit y to g ran t a li cen ce to any of th e o th er ap p li ca n ts 
 w it h or w it hout su ch condit io ns as i t may deem pro per and
 in such case s such d ire c tio n s h a ll be deemed to be th e
 pre vio us appro val of th e S t^ te Government,,

 R e s tric tio n  5 .( l ) The li c e n sin g a u th o rit y s h a ll not g ran t a li cence on pow er of un de r th is Act unle ss i t is s a tis f ie d th a t-
 li cen sin g  a u th o rity . (a) th e ru le s made un der th is Act have be en sub­
 s ta n tia lly complied w it h ; and

 (bs) ad eq uat e p recau ti o n s have be en tp ken in th e
 pla ce in resp ect of which th e li cen ce is to be
 giv en to pro vid e fo r th e sa fe ty of pers ons a tte n ­ ding e x h ib itio n s th e re in .
 2 . The S ta te Government may, fro m tim e to tim e
 is su ed d ire c tio n s to li c en se es g en e ra ll y or to any li cen see in p a rtic u la r fo r th e pu rp os e of re g u la ti n g th e e x h ib it io n  of any fil m or c la ss of film s , so t h - t s c ie n tif ic film s,
 fil m s in te nded fo r ed u cati o n al purp oses, fil m s deali ng
 w it h nQws and cu rren t ev e n ts , do cu men tary fil m s or in dig en
 -o us fil m s se cure an ad eq uate o p p o rtn it y of bei ng ex h ib it ed 
 or wh-ire any such d ire c tio n have be en is su ed th ose d ir e c t­ io ns sh a ll be deemed to be ad d it o n al co n d it io n s and r e s tr ic tio n s su b je ct to which th - li cen ce has be en g ran te d .

 * S u b sti tu te d by Assam Act XXII of 12 56.

 * * S ub-s ecti on <2) was d ele te d by Assam Act XXII of 1956 and
 S ub-S ection (3) was re -n um be re d as S ub-s ecti on (2 ).

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## d ire c t of th e S ta te or any p art th e re o f or th e li c en sin g  li cen see A uth ori ty in resp e c t of th e area w it h in i t s ju r is d ic tio n 
 may, i f I t is of opin io n th a t any fil m which is bei ng
 no t - to
 p u b li c ly e x h ib it e d is lik e ly to cause a bre ach of th e
 e x h ib it
 Pe ace by o rd e r, su sp en d th e e x h ib it io n of th e fil m and
 c e rta in duri ng su ch susp ensi on no pers on s h a ll e x h ib it such fil m 
 f ilm s . in any pla ce in th e are a sp e c ifie d in th e o rd er.

 (2) '^hen an order un de r su b -sec ti o n (l) has be en  is sued by th e Lic ensi ng A uth ori ty a copy th ereo f to g e th er
 w it h a sta te m ent of re asons th e re fo re sh a ll fo rth w it h
 ba fo rw ar ded by th e Lic ensi ng A uth ori ty to th e S ta te  Government and th e S ta te Government may e ith e r co nf irm 
 o r dis charg e th e o rd e r.

 (3) An order made un der S u b -s ecti o n (l) s h a ll unle ss dis charg ed by th e S ta te Government un de r sub­
 se c ti o n (2) re m ain in fo rc e fo r a p erio d of 2 months from th e date th e re o f bu t th e S ta te Government may if i t is of opin io n th a t th e ord er sh ould continue in fo rc e d ire c t th a t th e perio d of su spensio n s h a ll be ex te nded 
 by such fu rth e r p erio d  as i t th in k s f i t .

 P e n a lti e s 7 . I f th e owner or pers on in ch ar ge of a cinem ato­
 gra ph use s th e same or allow s i t to be use d, or i f th e
 fo r con­
 owner or occupie r of any? pla ce perm its th ^ t pla ce to
 tra v e n tio n 
 be used in co n tr av en ti o n of th e p ro v is io n of th is Act
 of th is A ct.
 and Rul es made th e re un de r or of the co n d it io n s and re s ­ tr ic tio n s upon or su b je ct to which any li cen ce has bee n giv en un de r th e Act, he s h a ll be punis hable w it h fin e ,
 which may exte nd to one th ousa nd ru pees and in th e ca se of
 a continuin g o ffe n ce, w it h a fu rth e r fin e which may ex ­
 ten d. to one hu nd red ru pees fo r ea ch day during which th e off ence co n ti n u es.

 Pow er to 8. In th e ev ent of any co n tr av en ti o n by th e hold er
 revo ke of a li cen ce of any of th e p ro v is io n s of th is Act or
 Rules made th ere und er or any of th e co n d it io n s or re s­
 li cen ce
 tr ic tio n s upon or su b je ct to which th e li cen ce has be en  gra nte d to him un de r th is Ac t or in th e ev en t of h is 
 co n v ic ti o n of an off ence under se c ti o n 7 o f th is Act or under se c ti o n 7 of th e ci nem at ogra ph Act, 1952iXXX.'VII of 1952), th e L ic ensi ng A uth ori ty may revo ke th e li cen ce or
 suspen d i t fo r such p erio d  as i t may th in k f i t s

 Appeals & * 9 , (l) Any pers on aggri eved by th e d e c is io n of th e
 Rev iew s. L ic ensi ng A uth ori ty un de r any p rev is io n of th i s Act
 expept an ord er pass ed un de r S ecti on 4 may appeal to th e S ta te Government o r to such o ffic e r as th e S ta te Govern­ ment may au th o ris e in th is b eh alf  and th e S ta te Govern
 -m ent or su ch o f f ic e r , as th e ca se may be, mpy sh make
 su ch orders ah i t o r he deems p ro p er.

 * S u b sti tu te d by Assam Act XXII of 19 56. Con td . 4


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p e rio d re q u ire d in o b ta in in g th e co py of th e o rd e r p ro v id ed

th a t th e A p p e ll a te A u th o rity may e x te n d th e ti m e f o r rea so n s
fo und s u f f i c i e n t to i t s s a t i s f a c t i o n .

(3) Ant? p e rso n c o n s id e rin g h im se lf a g g rie v e d by an

o rd e r p a sse d unaer S a c tio n 4 f o r g ra n tin g a lic e n c e w it h
th e a p p ro v a l o f th e S ta te Governm ent may f i l e an a p o lic a tio n

f o r re vie w of th e o rd e r an d th e a p p ro v a l to th e S ta te

Gov ernm en t w ith in a p e rio d of 30 days fr om th e d a te o f th e

o rd e r an d th ere u p o n th e S ta te Gov ernm en t a f t e r g iv in g a

h e a rin g to th e p a r t i e s co n cern ed may -

## (i ) r e j e c t th e a p p lic a tio n , or

( i i ) Where i t i s o f o p in io n t h a t s u f f i c i e n t

gro und f o r revie w has been e s ta b lis h e d ,
g ra n t th e sa m e-

(a ) by w it h d raw in g i t s a p p ro v a l o f d i r e c ti o n

is s u e d under s e c tio n 4 and reman d th e a p p lic a tio n s
to th e L ic en sin g A u th o rit y concern ed f o r f r e s h
e n q u iry , or

( i i i ) d i r e c t th e L ic e n sin g A u th o rity to is s u e th e

lic e n c e to any of th e a p p lic a n ts .

(4) A ll a p p e a ls pendin g on th e d a te of th e

comm encement o f t h i s Act s h a l l ba d is p o se d o f in accord ance

w it h th e p ro v is io n s of t h i s Act an d fo r th a t p urpose a l l

a p p e a ls a g a in s t an o rd e r under S e c tio n 4 of th e P r in c ip a l
Act s h a l l be deemeld to be a p p lic a b le f o r re vie w under
s u b -s e c tio n (3 ) of S e c tio n 5 o f t h i s A ct.

Pow er to 1 C .( 1 ) The S ta te Gov ernm en t may , by n o t i f i c a t i o n in

make ru le s-. th e o f f i c i a l G a ze tt e ? make r u le s f o r th e p u rp o se of c a r r y ­

in g in to e f f e c t th e p ro v is io n s o f t h i s A c t.

<2) I n p a r t i c u l a r and w ith o u t p re ju d ic e to th e gen­

e r a l i t y o f th e fo re g o in g pow er, r u le s m-de under t h i s A ct
may p ro v id e f o r -

(a) th e p ro ced u re in accord ance w ith a lic e n c e may

be o b ta in e d an d th e te rm s, c o n d itio n s an d r e s ­
t r i c t i o n s , i f any, s u b je c t to w hic h a lic e n c e

may be g ra n te d under t h i s Act;

Cb) th e r e g u la tio n of cin em ato gra fs h e x h ib itio n

f o r se c u rin g p u b lic s a f e ty ;

Cc) th e ti m e w ith in w hic h and t h e . c o n d itio n s s u b je c t
to w hic h an a p p e a l under s e c tio n 9 may be
p r e f e r r e d !

(d) r e g u la tin g th e means o f e n tra n c e gnd e x it a t

p la c e lic e n s e d under t h i s Act add p ro v id in g
f o r p re v e n tio n of d is tu rb a n c e th e r e a t ;

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_a p la c e lic e n s e d under t h i s A ct._

# z 1 1 . The S ta te Gov ernm en t may. be o rd e r . i n w r itin g exem pt,

s u b je c t to su ch c o n d itio n s an d r e s t r i c t io n s as i t may im po se

ex em pt.

an y c i no m ato gra p h e x h ib itio n s fr om any of th e p ro v is io n s of
t h i s Act o r of an y r u le s th e r e u n d e r .

R epeal 1 2 . The C in em ato gra ph A ct, 19 18 in i t s a p p lic a tio n to th e

and S ta te o f Assam an d in so f a r as i t r e l a t e s to th e y

r e g u la tio n • o f E x h ib itio n by means of C in em ato gra ph X Act l i

sav in g <

(In c lu d in g lic e n s in g of p la c e s in w hic h C in em ato - X

g rap h film s are e x h ib ite d ) i s here by re p e a le d ; X

P ro v id ed t h a t any a p p o in tm e n t, n o t i f i c a t i o n , o rd e r,

sc hem e, r u l e , fo rm or b y e -la w , made o r is s u e d under th e
re p e a le d A ct, s h a l l , so f a r as i t i s n o t in c o n s is te n t w ith

th e p r o v is io n s of t h i s Act c o n ti n u e ifi fo rc e and be deem ed
to ha ve made or is s u e d under th e p ro v is io n s o f t h i s A ct,
u n le s s an d u n t i l i t is su p e rse d ed by any a p p o in tm e n t, n o t i f i ­
c a tio n , o r d e r , scheme ,r u l e , fo rm o r bye-l aw made or issu e d
under t h i s A ct,

3 d /- S .K . DUTTAr

S e c y . to th e Gov t . o f Assam , L eg. an d J u d l. D e p tt.

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