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  "title": "PUNJAB PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN CINEMA HOUSES ORDINANCE, 1960",
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  "text": "THE PUNJAB PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN CINEMA \r\nHOUSES ORDINANCE, 1960 \r\n(IV of 1960) \r\nCONTENTS \r\n1. Short title and extent. \r\n2. Definitions. \r\n3. Penalty for smoking in cinema houses. \r\n4. Power to arrest without warrant. \r\n5. Management to post notices or exhibit slides. \r\n6. Power to exempt. \r\n7. Power to make rules. \r\n \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE \r\n2\r\n[PUNJAB] PROHIBITION OF SMOKING IN CINEMA HOUSES \r\nORDINANCE, 1960 \r\n(IV of 1960) \r\n[6 February 1960] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto prohibit smoking in cinema houses in the Province of \r\n3\r\n[the Punjab]. \r\nPreamble.– WHEREAS it is expedient to prohibit smoking in cinema houses in the \r\nProvince of \r\n4\r\n[the Punjab]; \r\n NOW, THEREFORE , in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the \r\nseventh day of October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that \r\nbehalf, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the \r\nfollowing Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title and extent .– (1) This Ordinance may be called the \r\n5\r\n[Punjab] \r\nProhibition of Smoking in Cinema Houses Ordinance, 1960. \r\n \r\n6\r\n[(2) It extends to the whole of the Province of \r\n7\r\n[the Punjab] , except the \r\nTribal Areas.] \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the \r\nfollowing expressions shall have the meanings hereby re spectively assigned to \r\nthem, that is to say– \r\n(a) “cinema house” means any building, tent, or any roofed and enclosed \r\nstructure, used ordinarily for the exhibition to the public, whether on \r\npayment or otherwise, of cinematographic films; \r\n(b) “Government” means the \r\n8\r\n[Provincial Government of the Punjab]; \r\n(c) “management” means the person or persons responsible for managing \r\na performance, demonstration or exhibition in a cinema house. \r\n                                                           \r\n1This Ordinance wa s promulgated by the Governor of West Pakistan on Feb ruary 4, 1960, published in the West Pakistan \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated Feb ruary 6, 1960, pp. 885-886; saved and given permanent effect by Article 225 of the \r\nConstitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1962). \r\n2Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (I of 1974)  (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2 read with Schedule, \r\nPart III, Serial No. 32. \r\n3Ibid. \r\n4Ibid. \r\n5Ibid. \r\n6Substituted by the West Pakistan Laws (Extension to Karachi) Ordinance, 1964 (VII of 1964), published in the West Pakistan \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated May 25, 1964, pp. 1679-1688, s. 2 read with Schedule, Serial No. 33. \r\n7Substituted for the words “West Pakistan” by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 (1 of 1974)  (w.e.f. 14.8.1973), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated November 20, 1974, pp. 1425-A-1425-PP, Article 2 read with Schedule, \r\nPart III, Serial No. 32. \r\n8Substituted for the words “Government of West Pakistan” by the Order ibid. \r\n3. Penalty for smoking in cinema houses .– Whoever smokes, during any \r\nperformance, demonstration or exhibition, in any part of a cinema house reserved for \r\nthe audience or the spectators, shall be punished with fine which may extend to one \r\nhundred rupees. \r\nExplanation.– For the purpose of this section, a performance, demonstration or  \r\nexhibition shall be deemed to commence when the audience or the spectators have \r\nentered the cinema house to witness the performance, demonstration or exhibition \r\ntherein and to continue until they have left the house after the final closing of the \r\nperformance, demonstration or exhibition. \r\n4. Power to arrest without warrant .– Any police officer not below the rank of \r\nSub-Inspector, may arrest without warrant any person who in his presence commits \r\nan offence punishable under section 3, but shall release him on  his personal bond \r\nfor attendance before a Magistrate on a specified date. \r\n5. Management to post notices or exhibit slides .– (1) The management shall \r\nbring to the notice of the audience or the spectators, by posting notices prominently \r\nor by exhibiting sli des, that any person smoking during a performance, \r\ndemonstration or exhibition, in any part of a cinema house reserved for the audience \r\nor spectators, shall be liable to arrest without warrant and to fine. \r\n (2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sub -section (1) shall be \r\npunished with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees. \r\n6. Power to exempt .– The \r\n1\r\n[Executive District Officer (Health)]  or any officer \r\nauthorised by him in this behalf, may, by general or special order in writing, direct \r\nthat the provisions of this Ordinance shall not apply in respect of any cinema house \r\nor any performance, demonstration or exhibition therein. \r\n7. Power to make rules .– Government may make rules for carrying out the \r\npurposes of this Ordinance. \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n                                                           \r\n1Substituted for the words “District Magistrate” by the Punjab Prohibition of Smoking in Cinema Houses (Amendment) \r\nOrdinance, 2001 (LII of 2001), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated December 10, 2001, pp. 1971-1972, s. 2, \r\nwhich will remain in force under the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), Article 4, notwithstanding \r\nthe maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.",
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