Bihar Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1954

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    "title": "Bihar Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1954",
    "short_title": "Bihar Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1954",
    "act_number": "Act 15 of 1954",
    "act_year": 1954,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Bihar Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1954",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"adult\" means a person who has completed his eighteenth year;\n(b) \"cinematograph\" includes any apparatus for the representation of moving pictures or series of pictures;\n(c) \"District Magistrate\" includes all Deputy Commissioners, [* * * *] .\n(d) \"place\" includes a house, building, tent and any description of transport whether by water, land or air;\n(e) \"prescribed\" means prescribed by rules made under this Act.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Cinematograph exhibition to be licensed.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Licensing authority.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Restriction of powers of licensing authority.",
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            "content": "(a) the rules made under this Act have been substantially complied with: and\n(b) adequate precautions have been taken in the place, in respect of which the licence is to give to provide for the safety of persons attending exhibition therein.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Power of the State Government or District Magistrate to suspend exhibition of films in certain case.",
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            "content": "[7. Penalties.\n(a) receiving evidence;\n(b) issuing summons and enforcing attendance of any person and examining him on oath; and\n(c) compelling production of evidence;",
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            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Power to revoke or suspend licence.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "[(a) prescribing the terms, conditions, restrictions and imposition of fees subject to which licences may be granted under this Act] ;\n(b) regulating cinematograph exhibitions for securing the public safety;\n(c) regulating the means of entrance and exit at places licensed under this Act and providing for the prevention of disturbances thereat;\n(d) regulating or prohibiting the sale of any ticket or pass for admission, by whatever name called, to a place of licensee under this Act;\n(e) delegation of the power of hearing appeals under sub-section (3) of section 5 and sub-section 8 to any officer subordinate to the State Government; and\n(f) prescribing the time within which and the conditions subject to which such appeal may be preferred.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Power to exempt.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Repeal of Act 11 of 1918.",
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            "content": "Notifications\nNotifications\n[No. A/C8-1021/59-P.G. - 1153 the 9th May, 1959, published in Bihar Gazette (extra ordinary) dated 14-5-1959.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. The licensee shall so regulate the exhibition of cinematograph films that every performance open to the public approved films are exhibited, the approved films to be exhibited in relation to other films at every such performance being in the same proportion as one is five or the nearest lower or higher approximation thereon.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Only such films produced in India as are approved by the Central Government after considering the recommendations of the Film Advisory Board, Bombay, to be scientific films, films intended for educational purposes, films dealing with news and current events or documentary films shall be deemed to be approved films for the purposes of these directions.",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Nothing contained in these directions shall be construed as requiring the licensees-",
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            "content": "(a) to exhibit at any performance more than 2,000 feet of approved films of 35 mm size or the corresponding footage of approved films of 61 mm. size: or\n(b) to exhibit any approved film for more than two weeks continuously; or\n(c) to re-exhibit any approved film which has been shown for two continuous weeks: or\n(d) to exhibit approved films to the full extent indicated hereinbefore in the event to sufficient number of length of approved films not being available for the time being.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. For the purpose of counting the corresponding footage of films of 16 mm, size in relation to films of 35 mm. size, 400 feet of films of 16 mm, size shall be deemed to be equivalent to 1,000 feet of 35 mm, size.]",
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            "content": "No. 1/C-104/56-P.P. - 3824 dated 12th June, 1955.\n(1) Only films of a predominantly educational nature, certified as such by the Central Board of film Censor or a former State Board or films approved by the film advisory Board Bombay to be scientific films, films intended for educational purposes, films dealing with news and current events or documentary films shall be exhibited or permitted to be exhibited.\n(2) No admission fee except to the extent required to cover expenses, shall be charged.\n(3) No person other than students and staff of the Institutions, Members of the Managing Committees of the Institutions and any guests specially invited by the authorities or the Institutions and those enumerated under condition (8) below shall be admitted to the show.\n(4) Only non-inflammable films and films strips shall be exhibited or permitted to be exhibited.\n(5) No advertisement film shall be exhibited or permitted to be exhibited.\n(6) All Institutions, which avail themselves of this exemption shall maintain a register of the films exhibited and comply with any other directions that may be issued in this behalf by the State Government. The register shall be open to inspection by duly authorised officers of the State Government.\n(7) This exemption shall be valid for a period of one year with effect from the date of issue of this notification, unless revoked earlier.\n(8) Employees of the State Government, members of the Central Board of Film Censors and its Advisory Panels and Regional and Assistant Regional\nNo. 1/C2-1031/56 P.P. 2734, dated 20th April, 1956.\n(1) Only films of educational nature, certified as such by the Central Board of film Censors or one of the former State Boards or films approved as Scientific films, films dealing with news and current events or documentary films approved by the Film Advisory Board shall be exhibited or permitted to be exhibited.\n(2) No admission fee, except to the extent required to cover expenses, shall be charged.\n(3) No person other than students and staff of the Institution, members of the Managing Committees of the Institutions and guests specially invited by the Authorities or the Institutions and those enumerated under condition (8) below shall be admitted to the show.\n(4) Only non-inflammable films and film strips shall be exhibited or permitted to be exhibited.\n(5) No advertisement film shall be exhibited or permitted to be exhibited.\n(6) All Institutions, which avail themselves of this exemption shall maintain a register of the films exhibited and comply with any other direction that may be issued in this behalf by the State Government. The register shall be open to inspection by duly authorised officers of the State Government.\n(7) This exemption shall be valid for a period of one year with effect from the date of issue of this notification, unless revoked earlier.\n(8) Employees of the State Government, members of the Central Board of Film Censors and its Advisory Panels and Regional and Assistant Regional Officers of the Board engaged in the discharge of their official duties shall be admitted to the place where the exhibitions are held and to the films.\nNo A/C8-1012/56-P.G./2187 dated 25th October, 1956.\n(1) Only films of a predominantly educational nature certified as such by the Central Board of Films Censors or a former State Board or Films approved by the Film Advisory Board, Bombay to be scientific films, intended for educational purposes, films dealing with news and current events or documentary films shall be exhibited or permitted to be exhibited.\n(2) No admission fee except to the extent required to cover expenses shall be charged.\n(3) No person other than students and staff of the Institutions, members of the Managing Committees of the Institutions and any guests specially invited by the authorities of the Institutes and those enumerated under condition (8) below shall be admitted to the show.\n(4) Only non-inflammable film and film strips shall be exhibited or permitted to be exhibited.\n(5) No advertisement films shall be exhibited or permitted to be exhibited.\n(6) All Institutes which avail themselves of this exemption shall maintain a register of the films exhibited and comply with any other directions that may be issued in this behalf by the State Government. The register shall be open to inspection by duly authorised officers of the State Government.\n(7) This exemption shall be valid for a period of one year with effect from the date of issue of this notification, unless revoked earlier.\n(8) Employees of the State Government, members of the Central Board of Films Censors and its Advisory Panels and Regional and Assistant Regional Officers of the Board engaged in the discharge of their official duties shall be admitted to the place where the exhibitions are held and to the Film shows.\n[S.O.119, dated 29th December, 2005.]\nTable\nTable\nSl. No.\nNature of the Entertainment\nConditions and restrictions\nPeriod\n(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\n1.\nTheatres in which upgradation regarding modern sound\n\t\t\t\tsystem/Air-conditioner/genera-ting set/furniture has been\n\t\t\t\teffected or theatres effecting expansion modernization.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. The Theatre commences commercial\n\t\t\t\texhibition after making incremental capital investment of a\n\t\t\t\tminimum of Rs. One crore upto 31.03.2010 in respect of\n\t\t\t\tupgradation regarding modern sound system/Air conditioner/\n\t\t\t\tgenerating set/furniture or expansion/modernization and the\n\t\t\t\tcapital investment has been certified by the Licensing Authority.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. The owner of the theatre shall apply for exemption to the\n\t\t\t\tJoint Commissioner (Admn.) in Form I one month before commencing\n\t\t\t\tcommercial exhibition in the upgraded theatre and the Joint\n\t\t\t\tCommissioner (Admn.) shall issue the exemption certificate in\n\t\t\t\tForm II upon the production of the certificate regarding total\n\t\t\t\tcapital investment issued by the Licensing Authority.",
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            "content": "Two years.\n2.\nNew Twin Digital Cinema Centres making a capital investment of\n\t\t\t\tminimum of Rs. 1.5 crores.",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. The New Twin Digital Cinema\n\t\t\t\tCentre commences commercial exhibition after making capital\n\t\t\t\tinvestment of a minimum of Rs. 1.5 crores upto 31.03.2010 and the\n\t\t\t\tcapital investment has been certified by the Licensing Authority.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. The owner of the theatre shall apply for exemption to the\n\t\t\t\tJoint Commissioner (Admn.) in Form I one month before commencing\n\t\t\t\tcommercial exhibition in the upgraded theatre and the Joint\n\t\t\t\tCommissioner (Admn.) shall issue the exemption certificate in\n\t\t\t\tForm II upon the production of the certificate regarding total\n\t\t\t\tcapital investment issued by the Licensing Authority.",
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            "content": "Three years\n3.\nMultiplexes in which a minimum of three cinema theatres have\n\t\t\t\tbeen constructed",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Multiplexes commencing\n\t\t\t\tcommercial exhibition after, making capital investment of a\n\t\t\t\tminimum of Rs. 3 crores upto 31.03.2010 in the construction of at\n\t\t\t\tleast three cinema theatres and the capital investment has been\n\t\t\t\tcertified by the Licensing Authority.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. The owner of the theatre shall apply for exemption to the\n\t\t\t\tJoint Commissioner (Admn.) in Form 1 one month before commencing\n\t\t\t\tcommercial exhibition in the upgraded theatre and the Joint\n\t\t\t\tCommissioner (Admn.) shall issue the exemption certificate in\n\t\t\t\tForm II upon the production of the certificate regarding total\n\t\t\t\tcapital investment issued by the Licensing Authority.",
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            "content": "Five years.\nForm I\nForm I",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Name and complete address of the owner.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Nature of business (e.g., Proprietorship, Partnership, Hindu Undivided Family, Company, etc.).",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Nature of entertainment.",
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            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Name and complete address of the Theatre/New Twin Digital Cinema Centre/Multiplex.",
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            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Date of commencement of upgradation of the theatre/New Twin Digital Cinema Centre/Multiplex.",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Amount of Capital Investment.",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Estimated date of commencement of commercial exhibition.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Dues in relation to the theatres (in case of upgradation).",
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            "content": "Signature of the applicant\nStatus in relation to the owner\nForm II\nForm II",
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            "number": "1",
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            "number": "2",
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            "number": "3",
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            "number": "4",
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            "number": "6",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Date of submission of application.",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Date of issuance of certificate by Licensing Authority.",
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        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Period of exemption.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Name and designation of the officer issuing the exemption certificate.",
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            "content": "Seal Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes (Admn.) ....................Division.................\nS.O.121, dated 29th December, 2005.]",
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        "Act ID": "bh055",
        "Act Number": "Act 15 of 1954",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1954",
        "Short Title": "Bihar Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1954",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}