CHAPTER V
MISCELLANEOUS
19. Power to prohibit transmission of certain programmes in public intrest.-- Where
an officer not below the rank of a Group ‘A’ officer of the Central Government
authorised by the State Government in this behalf, thinks it necessary or expedient so to
do in the public interest, he may, by order, prohibit any cable operator from transmitting or
re-transmitting any particular programme
if it is likely to promote, on grounds of religion, race, language, caste or community or
any other ground whatsoever, disharmony or feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between
different religious, racial, linguistic or regional groups or castes or communities or
which is likely to disturb the public tranquillity.
20. Power to prohibit operation of cable television network in the public
intrest.-- Where the Central Government thinks it necessary or expedient so to do
in public interest, it may prohibit the operation of any cable television network in such areas as it
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf.
21. Application of other laws not barred.-- The
provisions of this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the Drugs and
Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940), the Pharmacy Act, 1948 (8 of 1948), the Emblems and
Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950 (12 of 1950), the Drugs (Control) Act, 1950
(26 of 1950), the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (37 of 1952), the Drugs and Magic Remedies
(Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954 (21 of 1954), the Prevention of Food Adulteration
Act, 1954 (37 of 1954), the Prize Competitions Act, 1955 (42 of 1955), the Copyright Act,
1957 (14 of 1957), the Trade and Merchandise Marks Act, 1958 (43 of 1958), the Indecent
Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 (60 of 1986) and the Consumer Protection
Act, 1986 (68 of 1986).
22. Power to make rules.-- (1) The
Central Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make rules to carry out
the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such
rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:-
(a) the form of application and the
fee payable under sub-section (2) of section 4;
(b) the programme code under section 5;
(c) the advertisement code under
section 6;
(d) the form of register to be
maintained by a cable operator under section
7;
(e) any other matter which is
required to be, or may be, prescribed.
3. Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,
before each House of Parliament, while it is in sessions, for a total period of thirty
days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if,
before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive
sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both
Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only
in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such
modification of annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything
previously done under that rule.
23. Repeal and saving.--(1) The cable television networks (Regulation)
Ordinance, 1995 is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said
Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provision of
this Act.