CINEMATOGRAPH ACT, 1980

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement

2. Definitions

2A. Construction of references to any law not in force or any functionary not in existence in the State of Jammu and Kashmir

PART 2 - CERTIFICATION OF FILMS FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION

3. Board of Film Censors

4. Examination of films

5. Advisory panels

5A. Certification of films

5B. Principles for guidance in certifying films

5C. Appeals

5D. Constitution of Appellate Tribunal

5E. Suspension and revocation of certificate

5F. Review of orders by Central Government

6. Revisional  powers of the Central Government

6A. Information and documents to be given to distributors and exhibitors with respect to certified films

6B. [Omitted]

7. Penalties for contraventions of this Part

7A. Power of seizure

7B. Delegation of powers by Board

7C. Power to direct exhibition of films for examination

7D. Vacancies, etc., not to invalidate proceeding

7E. Members of the Board and advisory panels to be public servants

7F. Bar of legal proceeding

8. Power to make rules

9. Power to exempt

PART 3 - REGULATION OF EXHIBITIONS BY MEANS OF CINEMATOGRAPHS

10. Cinematograph exhibitions to be licensed

11. Licensing authority

12. Restrictions on powers of licensing authority

13. Power of Central Government or local authority to suspend exhibition films in certain cases

14. Penalties for contravention of this Part

15. Power to revoke licence

16. Power to make rules

17.Power to exempt

PART 4 - REPEAL

18. Repeal