Where in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6 of the Act, the Central Government by notification directs that a certified film shall be deemed to be an uncertified film in the whole of India, the applicant and any other person or persons to whom the right’s in the film have passed shall stop the exhibition of the film forthwith and surrender the certificate and all copies of the duplicate certificate granted in respect of the film to the Board within one month from the date of the notification:
[Provided that the Chairman may at the written request of the applicant or any other person concerned extend the said period and the total period so extended shall not exceed six months.]
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32. Re-examination of certified films - (1) Where in respect of a film which has been certified for public exhibition, any complaint is received by the Board, the same shall be forwarded to the Central Government.
(2) The Central Government may, if it considers it necessary so to do, direct the Chairman to reexamine any film ( in respect of which a complaint has been received by it directly or through the Board) in such manner and with such assistance as may be specified in the direction.
(3) The Chairman may, for the purpose of re-examination aforesaid, require by written notice the person who made the application for certification of the film or the person to whom the rights of ownership or distribution in the film have passed, to arrange at his expense to deliver a print of the certified film to any specified regional officer within such time as may be specified in the notice for the purpose of re-examination.
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(4) The place, date and time of such re-examination shall be determined by the Chairman.
( 5) The Chairman shall forward his opinion together with the print of the film in relation to which a certificate was issued earlier to the Central Government who may after such enquiry as it deems fit, pass such orders thereon in exercise of the revisional powers under section 6.
(6) The provisions of this rule shall apply only in cases where the revisional powers are exercisable by the Central Government under section 6.