(1) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules for the purposes of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely :-
(a) prescribing the procedure in accordance with which a licence may be obtained and the terms, conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which licences may be granted under this Act;
[(a-i) prescribing the period within which an appeal may be made under section 8A, or a revision application under section 8B;]
(b) providing for the regulation of cinematograph exhibitions for securing the public safety;
(c) regulating the means of entrance and exit at places licensed under this Act; and providing for prevention of disturbances thereat ;
(d) regulating or prohibiting the sale of any ticket or pass for admissions by whatever name called to a place licensed under this Act.
[(3) In making rules under this section the State Government may provide that any person failing to comply with or contravening the provisions of any rule [shall, on conviction in respect of an offence not falling under section 7, [be punished with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees and in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine which may extend to five thousand rupees for each day during which the offence continues after conviction for the first such offence]]. [A failure to comply with, or a contravention of the provisions of a rule made under clause (d) of sub-section (2) shall be a cognizable offence within the meaning of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898).]
(4) The power to make rules under this section shall be subject to the condition of previous publication.]
[(5) All rules made under this section shall be laid for not less than thirty days before each House of the State Legislature as soon as possible after they are made, and shall be subject to such modifications as the State Legislature may make, during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following, and publish in the Official Gazette.]