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PUNJAB MOTION PICTURES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2012

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PUNJAB MOTION PICTURES (AMENDMENT)
ACT, 2012

An Act further to amend the Motion Pictures Ordinance, 1979

[Gazette of Punjab, Extraordinary, 5th January, 2013]

ACT X OF 2013

No. PAP-Legis-2(145)/2012/814.–The Punjab Motion Pictures (Amendment) Bill, 2012, having been passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 27 December 2012, and assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 3 January 2013, is hereby published as an Act of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.

Preamble.–Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Motion Pictures Ordinance, 1979 (XLIII of 1979) for purposes hereinafter appearing;

It is enacted as follows:–

  1. Short title and commencement.–(1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Motion Pictures (Amendment) Act, 2012.

(2)  It shall come into force at once.

  1. Amendments in Ordinance XLIII of 1979.–In the Motion Pictures Ordinance, 1979 (XLIII of 1979), hereinafter referred to as the said Ordinance–

(a)     for the words “Federal Government”, wherever occur, the word “Government” shall be substituted;

(b)     for the words “Provincial Government”, wherever occur, the word “Government” shall be substituted; and

(c)     for the words “Zila Nazim”, wherever occur, the words “District Coordination Officer” shall be substituted.

 

  1. Amendment in Section 1 of Ordinance XLIII of 1979.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 1, in sub-section (2), for the word “Pakistan”, the words “the Punjab” shall be substituted.
  2. Amendments in Section 2 of Ordinance XLIII of 1979.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 2–

(a)     after clause (d), the following clause (dd) shall be inserted:–

“(dd)  “Government” means Government of the Punjab;”; and

(b)     for clause (e), the following shall be substituted:–

“(e)    “place” includes a house, building, tent and any means of transport; and”.

  1. Amendment in Section 3 of Ordinance XLIII of 1979.–In the said Ordinance, for Section 3, the following shall be substituted:–

“3. Constitution of Board.–(1) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, constitute a Board to be known as the Punjab Film Censor Board for purposes of examining and certifying the films for public exhibition.

(2)     The Board shall consist of a Chairman, a Vice Chairman and not less than five but not more than ten members, of whom Secretaries to the Government Culture, Law and Home Departments or their nominees not below the rank of Additional Secretaries shall be ex-officio members of the Board.

(3)     The Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the Board, other than the ex-officio members, shall hold office during the pleasure of the Government on such terms and conditions as the Government may determine.”

  1. Amendment in Section 8 of Ordinance XLIII of 1979.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 8, after sub-section (5), the following sub-section (5-a) shall be inserted:–

“(5-a) Where the police officer mentioned in sub-section (5) is not available at the spot and there are sufficient reasons to believe that the film is being exhibited in contravention of any provision of the Ordinance, an officer authorized by the Board, may take into possession cinematograph and other exhibiting material and immediately submit a report to the Board.”

  1. Amendment in Section 9 of Ordinance XLIII of 1979.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 9, in sub-section (2), in clause (a), for the words “whole or any part of Pakistan”, the words “whole or any part of the Punjab” shall be substituted.
  2. Amendment in Section 14 of Ordinance XLIII of 1979.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 14, for the words “Federal Government or the Provincial Government”, the word “Government shall be substituted.
  3. Amendment in Section 16 of Ordinance XLIII of 1979.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 16, after the word and comma “Chairman,”, the words and comma “Vice Chairman,” shall be inserted.
  4. Amendment in Section 17 of Ordinance XLIII of 1979.–In the said Ordinance, in Section 17, for the words and comma “Federal Government, a Provincial Government”, the word “Government” shall be substituted.
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