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Section 8: Power to make rules.

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

(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Part.

[(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, rules made under this section may provide for--

(a) the allowances or fees payable to the members of the Board;

(b) the terms and conditions of service of the members of the Board;

[(c) the form and manner of making an application to the Board for a certificate under sub-section (1) of section 4;

(ca) the manner of examination of film under sub-section (2) of section 4;

(cb) the media for exhibition of film and the form and manner of making an application to the Board in this regard under sub-section (3) of section 4;]

[(cc) the authorised officer and the manner of levy of penalty by him in terms of clauses (d) to (f) of sub-section (1) of section 7;

(cd) the period, form and manner of preferring appeal and appellate authority under sub-section (4) of section 7;]

(d) the association of regional officers in the examination of films, the conditions and restrictions subject to which regional officers may be authorised under section 7B to issue provisional certificates and the period of validity of such certificates;

(e) the manner in which the Board may consult any advisory panel in respect of any film;

(f) the allowances or fees payable to the members of advisory panel;

(g) the marking of the films;

* * * * *;

(l) the conditions (including conditions relating to the length of films in general or any class of films, in particular) subject to which any certificate may be granted, or the circumstances in which any certificate shall be refused;

(m) any other matter which is required to be or may be prescribed.]

[(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Part shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall, thereafter, have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.]

Where this provision sits

ActThe Cinematograph Act, 1952
Section8
Marginal notePower to make rules.
JurisdictionCentral
StatusIn force as published by the source
Judgments citing it1

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. 18, for sub-section (2) (w.e.f. 1-6-1983).
  • substituted, Act 12 of 2023. . Subs. by Act 12 of 2023, s. 10 for clause (c) (w.e.f. 11-8-2023).
  • inserted, Act 18 of 2023. . Ins. by Act 18 of 2023, s. 2 and the Schedule (w.e.f. 1-9-2023).
  • omitted, Act 33 of 2021. . Clauses (h), (i), (j) and (k) omitted by Act 33 of 2021, s. 9 (w.e.f. 4-4-2021).
  • substituted, Act 25 of 1973. . Subs. by Act 25 of 1973, s. 4, for sub-section (3).

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