Section 5C: Appeals.

The Cinematograph Act, 1952Central Act · Act 37 of 1952

[5C. Appeals.--(1) Any person applying for a certificate in respect of a film who is aggrieved by any order of the Board--

(a) refusing to grant a certificate; or

(b) granting only an A certificate; or

(d) granting only a UA certificate; or

(e) directing the applicant to carry out any excisions or modifications, may, within thirty days from the date of such order, prefer an appeal to the [High Court]:

Provided that the [High Court] may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the appeal within the aforesaid period of thirty days, allow such appeal to be admitted within a further period of thirty days.

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Where this provision sits

Act	The Cinematograph Act, 1952
Section	5C
Marginal note	Appeals.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

How this provision has been amended

Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.

substituted, Act 49 of 1981. . Subs. by Act 49 of 1981, s. 7, for section 5C (w.e.f. 1-6-1983).
substituted, Act 33 of 2021. . Subs. by Act 33 of 2021, s. 9, for "Tribunal" (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
omitted. . Sub-section (2) omitted by s. 9, ibid. (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).

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