The Press & Registration of Books & Newspapers (Wimachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1973 Complete Act - Bare Act

THE PRESS
&

(Act No. 17 OF 1974)

[For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see, R.H.P. Extra., dated 25-4-73, p. 634.]

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Sections:

1. Short title, extent and commencement.

2. Amendment of section 4.

3.Insertion of new section 4-A.

4. Repeal and Savings.

(Received the assent of the President of India on the 2nd August, 1974 and published in R.H.P. Extra., dated the 27th August, 1974, p. 1224).

An 1867 ofHimachal Pradesh.

BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh in the Twenty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

1. Short title, extent and commencement,-(1) This Act may be called the Press and Registration of Books and Newspapers (Himachal Pradesh Amendment) Act, 1973.

(2) It shall extend to the whole of Himachal Pradesh.

(3) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of :-

"(3) As often as a press for the printing of books and papers having ceased to function is restarted, a new declaration shall be necessary.

(4) For the purposes of this Act a printing press shall be deemed to have ceased to function if no books or papers are printed therein for a period of six consecutive months.

3. Insertion of new section 4-A.-After section 4 of the principal Act, the following new section shall be added, namely:-

"4-A. Where any declaration is made and subscribed under section 4 in respect of a printing press, the declarations hall not, save in the case of printing press kept by the same person, be so accepted unless the Magistrate is satisfied from an enquiry made in this behalf from the State Government or otherwise that the press proposed to be started does not bear a title which is the same as, or similar to, that of any other press in existence in the State of Himachal Pradesh."

4. Repeal and savings.-The Press and Registration of Books (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1942 (14 of 1942) and the Press and Registration of Books (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1957 (15 of 1957) as in force in the areas added to Himachal Pradesh under section 5 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966 (31 of 1966) are hereby repealed:

Provided that anything done or any action taken in exercise of the powers conferred by or under tile provisions of the Acts so repealed shall be the extent of its being consistent with the provisions of this Act be deemed to have been done or taken in exercise of the powers conferred by or under this Act, as if this Act was in force on the day on which such thing was done or action taken.

RULES AND NOTIFICATIONS

UNDER

THE PRESS AND REGISTRATION OF BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS ACT, 1867

THE HHMACHAL PRADESH PRESS AND REGISTRATION OF BOOKS AND NEWSPAPERS
RULES,
1971

HOME DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Shirnla-2, the 23rd December,
1971

No. 6-16]63]Home.-In supersession of the Himachal Pradesh Government notification N0.C. 88-2/51, dated the 23rd May, 1951 and the rules in so far these are applicable to the areas of the erstwhile Punjab State now merged in Himachal Pradesh after the re-organisation of the Punjab State, published vide Punjab Government notification No. 43-PB-(C)-5811609, dated the 23rd January, 1958, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 20 of the Press and Registration of Books and Newspapers Act, 1867, the Government, Himachal Pradesh, is pleased to make the following rules, namely :-

1.
(i) These rules may be called the Himachal Pradesh Press and Registration of Books and Newspapers Rules, 1971.

(ii) They shall come into force at once.

2. In these rules-

'Act' means the Press and Registration of Books and Newspapers Act, 1867 (Act XXV of 1867), as amended from time to time.