(1) Nothing contained in the 8[Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Act, 1955 (Act II of 1956)] or in the 9Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Places of Public Resort Act, 1888 or in 10[the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) District Municipalities Act, 1920 (Act V of 1920)], or in 11[the Andhra Pradesh Town Planning Act,1920 (Act VII of 1920)], or in 12[the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) District Boards Act, 1920 (Act XIV of 1920),] or in 13[the Andhra Pradesh (Andhra Area) Village Panchayats Act, 1950 (Act X of 1950)], in regard to—
(a) the grant of permission for the construction or reconstruction of a building, or
(b) the grant of licence for the use of any place or building for any purpose for which such licence is required under those Acts, or
(c) the grant of permission to instal any machinery in any place or building, shall apply to the construction or reconstruction of, or the use of, or the installation of any machinery in any place or building to be used exclusively for the holding of cinematograph exhibitions; and in every such case, an application for licence or permission referred to in any of the clauses (a) to (c) above shall be made to the licensing
8. ―The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation‖ substituted by Act No.13 of 2008.
9. Andhra Area Act.
10. Repealed by Act No.6 of 1965.
11. This has been extended to whole State of A.P. by Act 24 of 1981 and is adapted to the State of Telangana vide. the Telangana Adaptation of Laws Order, 2016, issued in G.O.Ms.No.45, Law (F) Department, dated.01.06.2016.
12. Andhra Area Act.
13. Repealed by Act No.2 of 1964. Act 2 of 1964 is repealed by Act No.
13 of 1994. Act 13 of 1994 is repealed by Act No.5 of 2018.
Special provision for buildings constructed or reconstructed solely for cinematograph exhibitions.
[Act No. 4 of 1955] 5 authority under this Act, in accordance with the rules made in this behalf under this Act.
(2) Subject to the control of the Government and to any rules made in this behalf, the licensing authority, after making such inquiry as it deems fit and consulting the chief executive officer (by whatever designation he may be known) of the local authority concerned, may, for reasons, to be recorded either grant or refuse to grant the licence or permission applied for.
7. 14[(1)] Any person aggrieved by the decision of the licensing authority, refusing to grant any licence or permission under this Act may, within such time as may be prescribed, appeal to the Government, or to such officer or authority as the Government may specify in this behalf, and the Government or the officer or the authority, as the case may be, may make such order as is deemed fit.
15[(2) The Government or the officer or the authority as the case may be, may stay the execution of any such decision, pending the exercise of the power under subsection (1) in respect thereof.]
16[7-A. (1) The Government may, either suo-motu at any time, or on an application received from any person interested within ninety days of the passing of an order under section 5 or section 7 or section 10 or section 12 review any such order if it was passed by them under any mistake whether of fact or of law or in ignorance of any material fact:
14. Section 7 renumbered as sub-section (1) of section 7 by the Act No.3 of 1965.
15. Added by Act No.3 of 1965.
16. Inserted by Act No.21 of 1984.
Appeal.
Review.
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Provided that the Government shall not pass any order adversely affecting any person unless such person has had an opportunity of making a representation.
(2) The Government may stay the execution of any such order, pending the exercise of the powers under subsection (1) in respect thereof.]