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{
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"act_title": "The Censorship of Films Act, 1963",
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"act_no": "XVIII",
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"act_year": "1963",
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"publication_date": "19/07/2025",
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"sections": [],
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"footnotes": [
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{
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"footnote_text": "1Throughout this Act the word “Bangladesh” was substituted for the word “Pakistan” by the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "2Clause (a) was substituted by section 2 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "3Clauses (cc), (ccc) and (cccc) were inserted by section 2 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "4Clause (e) was substituted by Article 3 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "5Clause (ee) was inserted by section 2 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "6Clause (ff ) was inserted by section 2 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "7The words “and rules made thereunder” were added by section 2 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "8Section 3 was substituted by section 3 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "9Section 4A was inserted by Article 6 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "10Section 4B was inserted by section 6 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "11Sub-section (1) was substituted by section 3 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. LVIII of 1982)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "12The words “the authority” were substituted for the words “an authority” by Article 5 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "13Sub-section (5) was substituted by section 4 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "14Sub-section (1) was substituted by Article 7 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "15The words and comma “the Chairman may, if he is” were substituted for the words and comma “the authority may, if it is” by section 7 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "16The words “Deputy Commissioner” were substituted for the words “District Magistrate” by section 4 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. LVIII of 1982)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "17The word “the” was substituted for the word “Central” by Article 7 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "18The words “granted by any authority” were omitted by Article 7 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "19Sub-section (3) was substituted by Article 7 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "20Sub-section (4) was substituted by Article 7 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "21The word “Chairman” was substituted for the word “authority” by section 7 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "22The words “Deputy Commissioner” were substituted for the words “District Magistrate” by section 4 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Ordinance, 1982 (Ordinance No. LVIII of 1982)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "23The word “Central” was omitted by Article 8 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "24The word “Central” was omitted by Article 8 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "25Section 6A was inserted by section 8 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "26The word “Central” was omitted by Article 9 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "27Section 7A was inserted by Article 10 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "28Sub-sections (1) and (2) were substituted by section 9 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "29The words “film or any publicity materials under sub-section (2) the Board” were substituted for the words “film under sub-section (2) the authority” by section 9 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "30Sub-section (1) was substituted by section 10 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "31The words “or publicity materials” were inserted by section 10 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "32The word “Central” was omitted by Article 11 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "33Sub-section (3) was added by section 11 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "34The word “Central” was omitted by Article 13 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "35The word “Central” was omitted by Article 14 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "36The word “Central” was omitted by Article 15 of the Censorship of Films (Bangladesh Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 41 of 1972)"
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},
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{
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"footnote_text": "37Sections 15 and 16 were added by section 13 of the Censorship of Films (Amendment) Act, 2006 (Act No. I of 2006)"
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}
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],
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"copyright_info": {
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"copyright_text": "Copyright©2019, Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs DivisionMinistry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs"
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},
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"source_url": "http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-print-334.html",
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"fetch_timestamp": "2025-07-19 02:13:10",
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"govt_system": "Military Rule",
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"position_head_govt": "President of Pakistan",
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"head_govt_name": "General Ayub Khan",
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"head_govt_designation": "President of Pakistan (Military regime)",
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"how_got_power": "Military coup",
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"period_years": "1958-1969",
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"period_name": "East Pakistan Period",
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"year_range": "1947-1971",
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},
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"primary_laws": [
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"Government of India Act 1935 (adapted)",
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"Pakistan Constitution 1956",
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"Pakistan Constitution 1962"
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],
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"Dhaka High Court (1948)",
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"District Courts",
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"Federal Court/Supreme Court of Pakistan"
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],
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"legal_basis": "Adapted British-Indian laws with Islamic provisions",
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"enforcement_mechanism": "Pakistani legal system"
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"type": "Federal Parliamentary (1947-1958), Presidential (1958-1971)",
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"Thanas"
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"law_enforcement": "East Bengal/East Pakistan Police",
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"tenure_system": "East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act 1950",
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"property_rights": "Abolition of zamindari system",
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"revenue_system": "Direct government land revenue",
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"Zamindari abolition (1951)",
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