The Press and Registration of Books (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1942

| & The Press and Registration of Books (Punjab Amendm, ke =—— dmen, , 1942 343 The Press and Registration of B ji Amendment) cht,j; 9:20 fis ok Punjab Act 14 of 1942 Contents Sections . 1. Short title. 2. Amendment of section 4 of Act XXV of 1867. 3. Repealed by Punjab Act 15 of 1957, section 3. 4, Repea[ed by Punjab Act 15 of 1957, section 3. Received the assent of His Excellency the Governor General on the 31st December, 1942, and the first published in the Punjab Government Gazette, Part I, dated the 1st January, 1943. An Act to amend the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, in its application to the Punjab. . It is hereby enacted as follows :- 1. Short title. - This Act may be called the Press and Registration of Books (Punjab Amendment) Act, 1942. v/ NOTE from the time to time Stat j nd Reasons. - For many years QOvemmcnl have becnapeu';‘zelza ':i?:éfif ‘\f/l:ether or not to demand a declaration u nder sections 4and 5 of the Press and Registration of Books Act, XXV of 1867, fr om a person who claims n ot to be starting a new " v Id one for which he has alre ady made and sub- printing press or news-paper but to be reviving an 0! ! e and the publisher of a newspa- scribed a declaration. The keeper ol g anmgheir:;iss?:‘;e“:z mag(c and subscribe, in duplicate, a per are required to appear before Dist rict But there is no statutory injunction in the Ac t declaration i m prescribed in those sections. 4 . £55 OF NEWS~ compel |Ii(:; Ianplehfiff?‘r V]V’I"" ceases to function as keeper of pnnter&u:i:ls Zirég ri‘:lr:g :?:-l/'ishes, u nder Paper goes out of action, to make a ceasing dec'”?:z:’\:,};::gr only, under section 8. Sometimes the rule framed under section 20, of in the cast o ployer by refusing to file a ceasing : his em| A 2 a nter-publisher embarrasses ietor-printer-publisher, dzcelglrg:?oy: (:ukleheepr;!gr?spbrils:fi;g; |ater the pI'OP""_ wL':e:m:;:: g:fi:lg::irmpi:g tha? although afte; ; inacti ins to publl>; r is the same as the old one. a m:\iildoe"rgatfizrtlior:'li: }fi:::(l:::sncdb?tghc new P’i“"“g."rcssd‘:ct l':;ie;?:g:r sections 4 or S of the Act, hus the absence of a time limit of period for whicha e valid hos been an ‘embarrassment t o relatj i ublished newspaper: emment. The object of the pre- e o e e 0 Gifl:lthe doubts arising out of the ab- nemployer k n employer printer-PL> Co o away sn BII ¢ to mitigate these efi:barlrgs_sm:?t;ebcyla‘::;fl,g,fifv(punjab Wazette. Part |, dated t he 27th ence of the time fimit for the validity ‘. . 1942)‘"“ o 67 sgctiofi 4 of the-Press and Reg- f 1867. - S5 2. Amendmel con 4 of Act XXV 0 he said Act), shall be re-numbered i nt of section i fe dtoasthe + . referre -Sec- IS;rSEI};Joge(::{'BO(El](g At?;é:: ?g'r]' (h:mr:f:f‘l; etion SO wnu@Mfedy the following sub-sec i ™ on (4 - lons shalf be deemed to be adde d, namely - books I s [2)] As often as a press for the printing of 15 0f 1957, Section 2. andpapers having ceased to function . o. ! Renumbered as sub-section (3) BY punjab At N ji dment) Act, 1942 344 The Press and Registration of Books (Punjab Amert essation is due to non-cop. . sary unless the c T lueto o B / tion shall be neces Sin or sub-section ( )o.sectlon Sof ‘SlTwmsidt‘haa:le(::ddefilfifier rasérion ) (1f953elcnoorna?]y other law for the time being ip Hhe Indar rgency Powers) Act. . k the Indian Press (Emergency force. . ed to be have ceaseq *[(4)] For the purpose of this Act a printing press shall be deem i i ix consecutive mq ifno books or papers are printed therein for a period of six ¢ nths, function if no 3 2 " 3. Repealed by Punjab Act 15 of 1957, section 3. 4. Repealed by Punjab Act 15 of 1957, section 3. 1 Now repealeg by Ce nral Act No. vy ol 1951, 2 Renumbered A5 sub-seetion (3) by Punjab Act No 15 of 1957, Sction 2