(1) This Act may be called 1[the Maharashtra Cinemas (Regulations) Act].
2[(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.]
(3) It shall come into force 3[in the pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay] on such 4date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette 5[appoint and in the remaining part of the State of Maharashtra it shall come into force on the commencement of the Bombay Cinemas (Regulations) (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1960 (Mah. XII of 1960)].
2[(2) It extends to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.]
(3) It shall come into force 3[in the pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay] on such 4date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette 5[appoint and in the remaining part of the State of Maharashtra it shall come into force on the commencement of the Bombay Cinemas (Regulations) (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1960 (Mah. XII of 1960)].
Source footnotes
1. The short title was amended for "the Bombay Cinemas (Regulations) Act, 1953" by Mah. 24 of 2012, Schedule entry 47, w.e.f. 1st May, 1960.2. Sub-section (2) was substituted for the original by Mah. 12 of 1960, s. 4(i).
3. These words were inserted, by Mah. 12 of 1960, s. 4 (ii).
4. 1st January 1954, vide G. N., H. D. (Poll)., No. 671/7-I, dated the 14th December 1953, M. G. Part IV-B, P. 2565.
5. This portion was substituted for the word "appoint", by Mah. 12 of 1960, s. 4 (ii).
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Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Cinematograph exhibitions to be licensed.Section 4 · Licensing authority.Section 5 · Restrictions on powers of licensing authority.Section 6 · Power of State Government or licensing authority to suspend exhibition of films in certain cases.Section 7 · Penalties for contravention of Act.Section 8 · Power to revoke or suspend licence.Section 8A · Appeal.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 17 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.