This Act may be cited as the Theatres Act 1977 and shall tion.appluca Public Amusement (Federal Territory) apply to the Federal Territory. otherwise requires Interpreta
Act 182
Theatres and Places of Public Amusement (Federal Territory) Act 1977
Akta panggung dan tempat hiburan awam (wilayah persekutuan) 1977
This legislation has been repealed. Do not cite it as law in force.
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An Act to provide for the better control of theatres and places of public amusement.
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In this Act, unless the context tion.
"cinematograph exhibition" any exhibition of means means of a efects presented by includes pictures or other opticalsimilar the Cinematograph or other apparatus and noise or other sound production of any music, speech, the projection by means of whatsoever which accompanies simlar apparatus; acinematograph or other "Commissioner" means the Commissioner appointed 3s/60. Federal Capital Act 1960; under section 3 of the under officer" means the oficer appointed "licensing section 3; for the Federal "Minister" means the Minister responsible Territory amusement" means any place on which "place of public or building any premises or structure, there is any erection water-borne craft temporary or permanent or any whether takes in or at which a public amusementwithout or other place are admitted with which the public place and to includes an amusement park; admission, and payment for diversion or entermeans any game, public amusement" whatsoever provided for the public kind of any tainment of the public may take part; in which members
S. 2-6)
"theatre" means any place on which there is any erection or structure, any premises or building whether temporary or permanent or any water-borne craft or other place where a theatrcal performance is performed or presented and to which the public are admitted with or without payment for admission: "theatrical performance" means any game, diversion or the entertain ment of any kind whatsoever provided for public in which members of the public may not take part and includes a cinematograph exhibition.
Appoint 3. (1 The Minister niay appoint any person by name of this ACt. ment of ofhce to be a licensing ollicer for the purposes nsing to be a public T h e licensing officer shall be deemed servant within the meaning of the Penal Code. FMS. Cap. 45 give time the licensing Power of 4. The Minister may from time to and not inconsistent officer directions of a general character, Minister to exercise of the this Act, as to the iSSue diroctions with the provisions of discretions conferred on the licensing officer by powers 2nd the licensing officer thereunder and this Act or rules made directions. shall give effect to all such
for any person to open or keep Prohibition 5. 1 It shall be unlawful amusenment without a to ope or any theatre or place of public kecp opeD a open under this Act. thcatre or licence to be granted place of contravenes this section shall be public (2) Any person who liable to a amusement of an offence and shall on conviction be without a guilty thousand ringgit or to an imprilicence. fine not exceeding three both. sonment not exceeding two years or to
theatre or
(1) Adalah menyalahi undang-undang bagi seseorang tau terus membuka atau terus menmbuka sesuatu panggung atau tempat hiburan awam tanpa lesen yang diberi di bawah enbuka anggung au tempat Akta ini. iburan wam (2) Seseorang yang melanggar seksyen ini adalah bersalah npa atas suatu kesalahan dan boleh apabila disabitkan dikenasen. kan denda tidak lebih daripada tiga ribu ringgit atau penjara tidak lebih daripada dua tahun atau kedua-duanya. ermohonan 6. (1) Sesuatu pernmohonan lesen bagi membuka sesuatu sen untuk panggung atau tempat hiburan awam di bawah Akta ini embuka hendaklah dibuat dalam horang yang ditetapkan dan nggung hhuran at hendaklah dikemukakan kepada pevawai pelesen. vam.
IS. 6-71
PANGGUNa DAN TEMPAT HIBURAN AWaM (WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN)
(2) Tertakluk kepada seksyen-kecil (3) pegawai pelesen boleh, apabila dibayar bayaran yang ditetapkan, member apa-apa syarat kepada pemohon itu suatu lesen dengan itu. lesen sebagaimana yang dinyatakan dalam Akta ini Tiada sesuatu lesen boleh diberi di bawah
(3) hiburan awam panggung atau tempat mengenai sesuatu bertulis atau, dalam sesuatu melainkan jika kebenaran secara lesen telan adalah perlu, suatu kes dalam mana lesen di bawah undang-undang didapati daripada Pesuruhjaya uasa tempatan mengenai pang berkaitan dengan pihakberk hiburan itu. awam gung atau tempat permohonan boleh imenolak sesuatu
(4) Pegawai pelesen hati jika ia berpuas hiburan awam itu atau tempat keamanan atau
(a) bahawa membawa kepada pecah bencana mungkin atau kegusaran halangan, tempat menyebabkan dalam kawasan penduduk-penduduk
kepada itu; panggung di dalam lakunan berbahawa sesuatu dari jenis
(b) a w a m itu mungkin hiburan mungkin tempat lucah atau takwajar atau taksopan, atau bahaya, manusia; nyawa membahayakan hiburan a w a m itu lakunan p a n g g u n g cara memubahawa dengan apa-apa
(c) atau mungkin adalah daratkan kepentingan negara.
lesen di Kuasa permohonan menimbangkan menghendaki untu maksud boleh
(1) An application for a licence to open a blication a licence amusement under this Act shall be made in to open a place of public shall be subnitted to the licensing theatre or the prescribed form and place of public officer on the licensing oflicer may Subject to subsection (3) amusement.
(2) a fee grant to the applicant the payment of the prescribed be specitied in the licence. such conditions as may licence on Act in respect No licence shall be granted under this
(3) amusement unless the permisof a theatre or place of public a which it is necessary, or, in any case in sion in Writing Commissioner under been obtained from the licence has of the local authority in respect the law relating to the amusement. theatre or place of public
S. 6-8]
THEATRES AND PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT (FEDERAL TERRrrORY)
(4)The licensing officer may refuse any application he is satistied-
(a) that the theatre or place of public amusement or to cause likely to lead to a breach of the peace to the residents Obstruction, annoyance or jury in in the locality; or
(b) that any performance in the theatre or place amusement is likely to be of a dangerous, public Is ikely nature or indecent, immoral or improper to endanger human life; or public amusement that the theatrical performance detrimental to the c) way or is likely to be in any IS national interest. to application tor reuiro of considering the informa-
(1) For the purpose the licensing olficer may require on.
under section 6, informaa licence the script and such him to furnish to mattersthe applicant relating to the following tion as he may specity promotion concerned in the
particulars of persons amusement
(a) public performance or theatrical of the represented by those persons; interests and the to pariwho have agreed of the persons theatrical per-
(b) particulars in the have participated been invited or have cipate or amusement those formance or public represented by interests and the to do so persons and theatrical profits from the to which any are intended purposes
(c) the amusement
performance or public have been applied. to be or expression "seript". of this section, the the text of
(2) For the purpose perlormance of a play, means musical or other a to or in in relation in words directions for its (whether expressed or other the play with any stage document or not notation) together in a single contained whether performance, Cancellation time cancel any olficer may at any licensing
(1) The himlicence issued by of the conditions or
has been any breach written law relating
(a) if there in contravention of any act any control of buildings; obstructo the of the peace, there has been any breach to the residents in the
(b) if or injury amusement tion, annoyance of public the theatre or placc locality of licence was issued: of which the in respect
(S.8-11]
(C) it in his opinion any performance therein is of a dangerous, indecent, immoral or improper nature, or is likely to endanger human life;
(d) if he is satisfied that the theatrical performance or public amusement is or is likely to be in any way detrimental to the national interest.
(2) Upon the cancellation of a licence of a place of public amusement which is an amusement park, the licences of theatres and all places of public amusement situated therein shall be deemed to be cancelled.
to whom a
The licensing officer may require any person form as he may licence iS granted to give security in such determine that the provisions of this Act and of any rules of the licence shall made thereunder and of the conditions be duly observed.
is refused under sectlon 6 Appeal. 10. A person whose application within cancelled under section 8 may or whose licence is of the refusal one being informed in writing cancellation to month after the refusal or or cancellation appeal against final. thereon shall be the Minister whose decision
for any person Prohibition 11. (1) t shall be unlawful to sell etc. or offer for sale any ticket ticket fora theatre or
(a) to give, distribute, sell to a perforplace of for admission to, or invite any person amusement, mance in, a theatre or place of public public amusement made such distribution, sale, gift, an or to cause to be offer or invitation; or Slicise before whatsoever to advertise or publicise licence is (6) in any manner or publicised any obtained. or to cause to be advertised amusement to be performance or public theatrical of public amuseperformed in a theatre or place ment, section 6 in licence granted under unless there has been a amusement. of that theatre or place of public respect contravenes this section shall be who
(2) Any person shall on conviction be liable to a of an oflence and guilty thousand ringgit or to an imprisonfine not exceeding two both. one year or to ment not exceeding
S. 12-14)
AMUSEMENT (FEDERAL TERRITORY) THEATRES AND PLACES OF PUBLIC
officer not below the Powers of
SeseOrang yang permohonannya adalah dibatalkan di bawah seksyen 6 atau yang lesennya bawah scksyen 8 boleh, dalam masa satu bulan selepas diberitahu secara bertulis mengenai penolakan atau pembatalan itu, merayu terhadap penolakan atau pembatalan itu kepada Menteri dan keputusan Menteri mengenainya adalah nmuktamad.
() Adalah menyalahi undang-undang bagi seseorang-Dilarang, menjual dsb.
membahagi-bahagikan, menjual atau teket untuk
(a) memberi, panggung menawarkan untuk dijual apa-apa teket untuk atau tempat hiburan hiburan masuk ke sesuatu panggung atau tempat awam Ke dan mana-mana orang awam, atau menjemput mengiklan panggung atau atau sesuatu lakunan dalam sesuatu dibuat menyeranta tempat hiburan awam, atau menyebabkan pemberian, pembahagi-bahagian, Jualan, tawarΓ€n endapat lesen. atau jemputan tersebut; atau
meng1klan atau menye-
(b) dengan apa-apa cara jua pun diiklan atau diseranta aparantakan atau menyebab atau hiburan awam yang apa lakunan panggung hendak dilakunkan di dalam panggung atau tempat hiburan awam,
melainkan lesen telah diberi di bawah seksyen 6 mengenai hiburan awam itu. panggung atau tempat
seksyen ini adalah bersalah
(2) Seseorang yang melanggar kesalahan dan boleh apabila disabitkan dikenaatas suatu ribu ringgit atau penjara kan denda tidak lebih daripada dua satu tahun atau kedua-duanya. tidak lebih daripada
mana-mana pegawai polis yang ber- Kuasa-
The licensing oflicer, any police authorised by the licensing investigarank of Inspector, or any person tion. warrant enter offhcer in in that behalf may without writing which any theatrical performance or any premises upon held or is intended to be held public amusement is being of this whether the provisions With a view to ascertaining conditions of any thereunder or the Act or any rules made with, Act are being complied licence granted under this of the and inspection and may make such investigation articles, books, to produce such premises and call any person or things and to furnish tickets or other documents accounts, or person may consider as that officer any information necessary for the purpose Provided that any person not in uniform purporting to demand under this section shall on exercise any powers to exercise these powers to produce his written authority demanding the same. any person lawfully Obstuction.
Any person who authorized person lawfully
(a) obstructs any officer or conferred on him by or under exercising any powers section 12 in entering or inspecting any premises or books, accounts or delays to produce any articles, which he has been called other documents or things to produce upon by the officer or authorized person in the ordinary course and which are or ought to be to produce; of business in his power information which he may
(b) refuses to furnish any the officer or authorized be required to furnish by furnish informato person or who, being required authorized person, furnishes tion by the ofticer or false or misleading information; other thing seizure of any document or
(c) obstructs the closure of any theatre or under section 15, or the 16, amnusement under section place of public be liable on conviction offence and shall shall be guilty of an imprison one thousand ringgit or to to a fine not exceeding or to both. one year ment for a term not exceeding exercise the Search. authorized to person
(1) Any officer under section 12 may or investigation powers of entry enter any without assistance without warrant and with or and has reason considers it to be necessary made premises if he under this Act or any rules offence to believe that an search any place committed and may thereunder has been
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and any person whom he reasonably believes to be concerned in the management or promotion of any theatrical performance or public amusement or to be a servant or agent of the promoter or of the proprietor of these premises.
(2) No woman shall be searched under this section except by a woman.
Any officer or person authorized to exercise the powers seizure. of entry or investigation under section 12 may seize any document or other thing in respect of which he reasonably to an offence believes to be or to contain evidence relating under this Act:
Provided that nothing in this section deemed to shall be officer under the Criminal F.MS. Cap. 6. alfect the powers of a police Procedure Code. Powers oi authorized to exercise the powers closure. 16. Any officer or person under section 12 may, without Ol entry or investigation conferred on him prejudiceto the exercise of the powers forthwith take such steps as he may consider by that section, amusement of theatre or place public necessary to close any in contravention of this which he is satisfied is kept open the conditions thereunder or of any of Act or rules made under this Act. of a licence granted exhibit or have in No shall sell or offer or Restrictionn
kuasa-kuasa penjalanan untuk menjalankan menyentuh boleh, tanpa itu, dengan bawah seksyen 12 kepadanya oleh seksyen diberi difikirkannya kuasa-kuasa yang langkah yang atau tempat apa-apa mengambil dibuka berserta-merta untuk menutup adalah terus perlu ia berpuashati bawah kaedah-kaedah
a w a m yang di hiburan ini atau Akta daripada m a n a - m a n a
salahan dengan atau dengan ini. dibuat di bawahnya bawah Akta diberi di yang lesen yang syarat-syarat menawarkan Sekatan boleh menjual untuk dijual beniualan miliknya tanpa teket yang teket seseorang Tiada dalam
(1) person the purchase of, any on the sale or solicit for unautho- his possession for to authorize admission to or purporting under this rized sale icket authorizing amusement licensed theatre or place of public of tickets. the entrance hall of any throughfare, or in Act, in any public at a box-office, booth, to any such place, except or manager approaches the proprietor counter appointed by theatrical perturnstile or of the or by the organizer of that place a m u s e m e n t held therein. formance or public shall be this section contravenes a who be liable to
(2) Any person and shall on conviction of not offence imprisonment guilty of an or to thousand ringgit fine of one to both. exceeding one year Act has been under this an offence unincorporate. Liability 18. (1) Where of persons corporate of such a body commission of director, by Committed of the similar clc. the time who at o r other secretary to any person director, manager, who was purporting offence was a or of of persons to be guilty officer of the bodv shall be deemed
such capacity, act in any
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TIILATRES AND PLACES OF PUBLIC AMUSEMENT (FEDERAL TERRITORY)
that offence unless he proves that the offence was committed exercised Without his consent or connivance, and that he commission of the ofience Such diligence to prevent the to the nature as he ought to have exercised having regard the circumstances. of his functions in that capacity and to all have been guilty of an
(2) Any person who would offence if anything had been done or omitted by himn the the offence and liable to personally shall be guilty of omitted by same penalty if such thing had been done or the of partnership his partner, agent or servant in course
business or in the course of his employment, as the case committed that the ofence was may be, unless he proves he took all and that Without his knowledge or consent omiss1on reasonable precautions to prevent the doing or to do such thing: Provided that nothing herein shall relieve the partner, to prosecution. agent or servant from liability for the carry- Rules.
The Minister may make rules generally this Act and such rules maying out of the provisions of be necessary for the
(a) prescribe such fees as may purposes of this Act; ot licence to be issued under
(b) prescribe the form section 6; or class of theatrical
(c) provide for exemption of type from amusements any performances or public provisions of this Act; the of giving effect
(d) provide generally for purposes of this Act. to the provisions of Public Amusement Enact- Repeal.
The Theatres and Places FMS.En ment 1936 (being a law in force in the Federal Territory 47/36. the Constitution (Amendment) by virtue of section 6 of (No. 2) Act 1973 is repealed.
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