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Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867

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1Interpretation-clauseView Details
10Receipt for copies delivered under section 9View Details
11Disposal of copies delivered under section 9View Details
11ACopies of newspapers printed in India to be delivered gratis to GovernmentView Details
11BCopies of newspapers to be delivered to Press RegistrarView Details
12 Penalty for printing contrary to rule in section 3View Details
13 Penalty for keeping press without making declaration required by section 4View Details
14 Punishment for making false statementView Details
15 Penalty for printing or publishing newspaper without conforming to rules.View Details
15 Penalty for failure to make a declaration under section 8View Details
16 Penalty for not delivering books or not supplying printer with maps.View Details
16 Penalty for failure to supply copies of newspapers gratis to GovernmentView Details
16 Penalty for failure to supply copies of newspapers to Press RegistrarView Details
17 Recovery of forfeitures and disposal thereof and of finesView Details
18 Registration of memoranda of booksView Details
19 Publication of memoranda registeredView Details
19 Appointment of Press Registrar and other officersView Details
19 Register of newspapersView Details
19 Certificates of registrationView Details
19 Annual statement, etc., to be furnished by newspapersView Details
19 Returns and reports to be furnished by newspapersView Details
19 Right of access to records and documentsView Details
19 Annual reportView Details
19 Furnishing of copies of extracts from RegisterView Details
19 Delegation of powersView Details
19 Press Registrar and other officers to be public savantsView Details
19 Penalty for contravention of section 19D or section 19E, etcView Details
19 Penalty for improper disclosure of informationView Details
2Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867View Details
20Power of State Government to make rulesView Details
20APower of Central Government to make rulesView Details
20BRules made under this Act may provide that contravention thereof shall be punishableView Details
21Power to exclude any class of books from operation of ActView Details
22ExtentView Details
3Particulars to be printed on books and papersView Details
4Keeper of printing press to make declarationView Details
5Rules as to publication of newspapersView Details
6Authentication of declarationView Details
7Office copy of declaration to be prima-facie evidenceView Details
8New declaration by persons who have signed a declaration and subsequently ceased to be printers or publishersView Details
8APerson whose name has been incorrectly published as editor may make a declaration before a MagistrateView Details
8BCancellation of declarationView Details
8CAppealView Details
9Copies of books printed after commencement of Act to be delivered gratis to GovernmentView Details

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