1 [THESCHEDULE
[Seesection 2 (d)]
1.For the purposes of clause (d) of section 2,--
(1)two of more newspaper establishments under common control shall be deemed to beone newspaper establishment;
(2)two or more newspaper establishments owned by an individual and his or herspouse shall be deemed to be one newspaper establishment unless it is shown thatsuch spouse is a sole proprietor or partner or a shareholder of a corporate bodyon the basis of his or her own individual funds;
(3)two or more newspaper establishments publishing newspapers bearing the same or
similartitle and in the same language in any place in India or bearing the same orsimilar title but in different languages in the same State or Union territoryshall be deemed to be one newspaper establishment.
2.For the purposes of paragraph 1 (1), two or more establishments shall be deemedto be under common control--
(a)(i) where the newspaper establishments are owned by a common individual orindividuals;
(ii)where the newspaper establishments are owned by firms, if such firms have asubstantial number of common partners;
(iii)where the newspaper establishments are owned by bodies corporate, if one bodycorporate is a subsidiary of the other body corporate, or both are subsidiariesof a common holding company or a substantial number of their equity shares areowned by the same person or group of persons, whether incorporated or not;
(iv)where one establishment is owned by a body corporate and the other is owned by afirm, if a substantial number of partners of the firm together hold asubstantial number of equity shares of the body corporate;
(v)where one is owned by a body corporate and the other is owned by a firm havingbodies corporate as its partners if a substantial number of equity shares ofsuch bodies corporate are owned, directly or indirectly, by the same person orgroup of persons, whether incorporated or not, or
(b)where there is functional integrality between concerned newspaperestablishments.]
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1.Substituted by Act 31 of 1989 section 4 w.e.f. 28-8-1989.