Theatres and Places of Public Amusement (Federal Territory) Act 1977 s 2
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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
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"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
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Malay text (authoritative)
Dalam Akta ini, makna yang lainmenghendaki permainan atau apa-apa "hiburan awam" ertinya apa-apauntuk orang awam dalam hiburan yang diadakan jua jenis ramai boleh mengambil bahagian; mana orang atau apaapa-apa permainan "lakunan panggung" ertinya awam dalam diadakan untuk hiburan yang dan apa jua jenis tidak mengambil bahagian ramai mungkin mana orang gambar; termasuklah pertunjukan wayang Menteri yang bertanggungjawab bagi "Menteri" ertinya Wilayah Persekutuan; di atasnya mana-mana tempat yang panggung" ertinya apa-apa premis binaan atau struktur, kraf ada apa-apa atau kekal atau apa-apa sementara bangunan samada tempat lain di mana sesuatu
di atas air atau dipersembahkan dan ke dilakukan atau lakunan panggung dibenarkan masuk dengan ramai adalah mana orang tanpa bayaran; dilantik di bawah "pegawai pelesen" ertinya pegawai seksyen 3;
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pertunjukan wayang gambar" ertinya apa-apa pertun- UKAn gambar-gambar atau lain-lain kesan optik yang dipersembahkan dengan menggunakan alat wayang gambar lain-lain alat yang seumpamanya dan termasuklah pengeluaran apa-apa muzik, ucapan atau apa-apa Jua bunyian lain yang menyertai tayangan itu dengan mengguna Kan alat wayang gambar atau lain-lain alat yang seumpamanya; "Pesuruhjaya" ertinya Pesuruhjaya yang dilantik di bawah 35160. seksyen 3 Akta Ibukota Persekutuan 1960; tempat hiburan awam" ertinya mana-mana tempat yang di atasnya ada apa-apa binaan atau struktur, apa-apa premis atau bangunan samada sementara atau kekal atau apa-apa kraf di atas air atau mana-mana tempat lain dalam atau di mana sesuatu hiburan awam berlaku dan ke mana orang ramai dibenarkan masuk dengan atau tanpa bayaran, dan termasuklah sesuatu taman hiburan. Perlantikan 3. (1) Menteri boleh melantik seseorang atas nama atau ega wai atas jawatan untuk menjadi pegawai pelesen bagi maksuidelesen. maksud Akta ini.
(2) Pegawai pelesen hendaklah disifatkan sebagai pen M.B. 3ab 45. jawat awam dalam erti Kanun Keseksaan. uasa 4. Menteri boleh dari semasa ke semasa memberi kepada Menteri intuk pegawai pelesen arahan-arahan yang berupa am, dan yang nengel uar an arahan. tidak berlawanan dengan peruntukan-peruntukan Akta ini, tentang penjalanan kuasa-kuasa dan budibicara-budibicara yang diberi kepada pegawai pelesen oleh Akta ini atau oleh kaedah-kaedah yang dibuat di bawahnya dan pegawai pelesen itu hendaklah melaksanakan semua arahan itu. ilarang embukaa
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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
