The Madhya Pradesh Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1952

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Madhya Pradesh Cinemas (Regulation) Act, 1952. [(2) It extends to and shall be in force in the whole of Madhya Pradesh.]2

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—

1. (a) "cinematograph" includes any apparatus for the representation of moving pictures or series of pictures;
2. (b) "Place" includes a house, building, tent and any description of transport, whether by sea, land or air;
3. (c) "prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act.

Save as otherwise provided in this Act, no person shall give an exhibition by means of a cinematograph elsewhere than in a place, licensed under this Act, or otherwise than in compliance with any conditions and restrictions imposed by such licence.

The authority having power to grant licences under

If the owner or person incharge of a cinematograph, uses the same or allows it to be used, or if the owner or occupier of any place permits that place to be used, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules made there under, or of the conditions and restrictions, upon, or subject to, which any licence has been granted under this Act, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, and, in the case of continuing offence, with a further fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for each day during which the offence continues.

Where the holder of a licence has been convicted of an offence under section 7 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (XXXVII of 1952), or section 7 of this Act, the licence may be revoked by the licensing authority.

The State Government may, by notification, make rules—

1. (a) prescribing the terms, conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which licences may be granted under this Act ;
2. (b) providing for the regulation of cinematograph exhibitions for securing the public safety ;
3. (c) prescribing the time within which and the conditions subject to which an appeal under sub-section

1. (2) of section 5 may be preferred ; [(d) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.]¹

The State Government may, by order in writing, exempt, subject to such conditions and restrictions as it may impose, any cinematograph exhibition or class of cinematograph exhibitions from any of the provisions of this Act or of any rules made thereunder.

The Cinematograph Act, 1918 (II of 1918), in so far as it relates to matters other than the sanctioning of cinematograph films, is hereby repealed.

1 (Amendment). Short title This Act may be called the Madhya Pradesh Cinemas (Regulation) Amendment Act, 2022.

2 (Amendment). Amendment of Section In the Madhya Pradesh Cinemas (Regulation), Act, 1952 (No. 17 of 1952) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in Section 2,—

1. (i) after clause (a), the following clauses shall be inserted, namely :— "(aa) "Municipal area" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (34-a) of Section 5 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956 (No. 23 of 1956) and clause (18-a) of Section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1961 (No. 37 of 1961);

1. (ab) "other area" means and includes any area outside the municipal area, except area falling under jurisdiction of the Cantonment Board;";
   • (ii) in clause (b), for the word "sea", the word "water" shall be substituted. 3 (Amendment). Substitution of Section For Section 4 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely :— Licensing Authority. "4. The authority having powers to grant licenses under this Act (hereinafter referred to as the "licensing authority") shall be the Commissioner 4 (Amendment). Substitution of Section For Section 7 of the principal Act. the following Section shall be substituted, namely :— Penalties. 7. If the owner or person in-charge of a cinematograph uses the same or allows it to be used, or if the owner of occupier of any place permits that place to be used, in contravention of the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder, or of the conditions and restrictions subject to which any license has been granted under this Act, he shall