Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Rules as to publication of newspapers. —No 2[newspaper] shall be published in 3[India] except except in conformity with the rules hereinafter laid down: 4[(1)Without prejudice to the provisions of section 3, every copy of every such newspaper newspaper shall contain the names of the owner and editor thereof printed clearly on such copy and also the date of its publication.] 5[(2)]The printer and the publisher of every such 6[newspaper] shall appear 7[in person or by agent authorised in this behalf in accordance with rules made under section 20, before a District, Presidency or Sub-divisional Magistrate within whose local jurisdiction such newspaper shall be printed or published 8***] and shall make and subscribe, in duplicate, the following declaration: “I, A. B., declare that I am the printer (or publisher, or printer and publisher) of the6[newspaper]9[and to be printed or published, or to be printed and published], asthe case may be at—.” And the last blank in this form of declaration shall be filled up with a true and precise account of the premises where the printing or publication is conducted. 10[(2A)Every declaration under rule (2)shall specify the title of the newspaper, the language in which it is to be published and the periodicity of its publication and shall contain such other particulars as may be prescribed.] 11[(2B)Where the printer or publisher of a newspaper making a declaration under rule ( 2)is not the owner thereof, the declaration shall specify the name of the owner and shall also be accompanied by an authority in writing from the owner authorising such person to make and subscribe such declaration. (2C)A declaration in respect of a newspaper made under rule (2)and authenticated under section 6 shall be necessary before the newspaper can be published. (2D)Where the title of any newspaper or its language or the periodicity of its publication is changed, the declaration shall cease to have effect and a new declaration shall be necessary before the publication of the newspaper can be continued.