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 4: Incorporation of the Council.
    (1) With effect from such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, there shall be established a Council by the name of the Press Council of India.
     (2) The said Council shall be a body corporate having perptual succession and a common seal and shall by the said name sue and be sued.
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