Act Number: 37

Act Name: The Press Council Act, 1978

Year: 1978

Enactment Date: 1978-09-07

Long Title: An Act to establish a Press Council for the purpose of preserving the freedom of the Press and of maintaining and improving the standards of newspapers and news agencies in India.

Ministry: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Department:

Section 2: Definitions.
    In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,--
         (a) "Chairman" means the Chairman of the Council;
         (b) "Council" means the Press Council of India established under section 4;
         (c) "member" means a member of the Council and includes its Chairman;
         (d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
         (e) the expressions "editor" and "newspaper" have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867), and the expression "working journalist" has the meaning assigned to it in the Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 (45 of 1955).
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