Cinematograph Act, 1952 · Chapter III: Regulation of Exhibitions by Means of Cinematographs
Section 11: Licensing authority
The authority having power to grant licences under this Part (hereinafter referred to as the licensing authority) shall be the district magistrate:
Provided that the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute, for the whole or any part of a [Union territory], such other authority as it may specify in the notification to be the licensing authority for the purposes of this Part.
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