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[Repealed] THE SCHEDULE The Working Journalists & Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) & Misc. Provisions Act, 1955 THE WORKING JOURNALISTS AND OTHER NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1955 INTRODUCTION A large number of persons are employed in the various newspapers and periodicals being published in India. Every newspaper or periodical establishment had devised its own way of employing persons to run its working. With the growth of newspaper industry it was felt necessary to have a uniform law relating to the conditions of service of working journalist and other persons employed in newspaper establishments. Accordingly The Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill was introduced in the Parliament. ACT 45 OF 1955 The Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill was passed by both the Houses of Parliament and it received the assent of President on 20th December, 1955. It came on the Statute Book as THE WORKING JOURNALISTS (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1955 (45 of 1955). By the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Act, 1974 (60 of 1974) the nomenclature of Act was changed and now it stands as THE WORKING JOURNALISTS AND OTHER NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1955 (45 of 1955). LIST OF AMENDING ACTS