Manual of Goa Laws (Vol. II) – 47 – Dramatic Performance Act
The Goa, Daman and Diu Dramatic Performances Act, 1969
General196914 sections
This law regulates dramatic performances in the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu by defining what constitutes an objectionable show. It allows the government to ban plays, pantomimes, or dramas that incite violence, sabotage, or religious offense, or are obscene. The Act ensures that performances threatening public order or religious feelings can be stopped. It provides a legal process where organizers can be given a chance to explain why a ban should not happen, and the order must be published. This helps maintain peace and public morality in the territory by preventing harmful or inflammatory content from being staged.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Power to prohibit objectionable performances
- 4. Power to prohibit objectionable performances temporarily
- 5. Service of order of prohibition
- 6. Penalty for disobeying order
- 7. Penalty for disobeying prohibition
- 8. Power to call for information
- 9. Power to call for copy of purport of drama, etc.
- 10. Appeal to High Court
- 11. Saving of prosecutions under other laws
- 12. Protection for acts done in good faith
- 13. Power to make rules
- 14. Repeal
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