Cinematograph Act, 1952

16. Power to make rules

¹⁵ [(1) The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules-

(a) prescribing the terms, conditions and restrictions, if any, subject to which licenses may be granted under this Part;

(b) providing for the regulation of cinematograph exhibitions for securing the public safety;

(c) prescribing the time within which and the conditions subject to which an appeal under sub-section (3) of section 12 may be preferred.

⁴ [(2) Every rule made by the Central Government under this part shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.]

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