(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other State law for the time being in force, no person shall undertake a film shooting in the State without obtaining a film shooting permission from the Competent Authority as may be designated by the Government by a notification in the Official Gazette.
(2) Where the film shooting is proposed to be undertaken at a place owned or controlled by or vested in, the Central Government, the no objection certificate of the Central Government for the same shall be produced along with the application for permission under sub-section (1).
(3) An application to be made under sub-section (1) shall be in such form, accompanied by such fee and such undertaking, as may be prescribed.
(4) Upon receipt of application under subsection (1) the Competent Authority may, after following the procedure as may be prescribed, grant a film shooting permission to the applicant in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed or may reject the same by an order with the reasons to be recorded in writing.
(5) In case of contravention of the provisions of sub-section (1), the Competent Authority or such other officer not below the rank of Deputy Collector as may be authorised by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette shall issue an order to stop such film shooting and shall have power to seize the material used for film shooting by following such procedure as may be prescribed. He may take assistance of the police officer or any other officer for the purpose of execution of the order issued by him under this sub-section.