7 [(1)] In this Act, unless there shall be something repugnant in the subject or context,—
1. Short title given by the Indian Short Titles Act, 1897 (14 of 1897).
For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1867, p. 191; and for Proceedings in Council, see ibid., Supplement, pp. 72, 156 and 299.
This Act was declared by the Laws Local Extent Act, 1874 (15 of 1874), s. 3 to be in force in all the Provines of India, except the Scheduled Districts.
It has heen applied to the Santhal Parganas by the Santhal Parganas Settlement Regulation (3 of 1872 ), s, 3;
to the Khondmals District by the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (4 of 1936), s. 3 and Sch.; and to the Angul District by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), s. 3 and Sch.
It has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu with modifications by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and Sch.; to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of 1963, s. 2 and Sch. I (w.e.f. 1-7-1965) and to Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, s, 3 and Sch. I (w.e.f. 1-10- 1963).
It has been applied, by notification under s. 3(a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to the following Scheduled Districts, namely: — the Territory of Peint, see Gazette of India, 1887, Pt. I, p.144 (Peint is now no longer a Scheduled District, and all the enactments in force in the Nasik District of the Bombay Presidency, among them Act 25 of 1867, are now in force in this territory), see the Peint Laws Act, 1894 (Bom. Act 2 of 1894).
the Island of Perim, see Gazette of India, 1887, Pt. I, p. 5;
that portion of the Jalpaiguri District which was formerly the Jalpaiguri Sub -division and now form’s the western portion of the District of Jalpaiguri and extends as far east as the Teesta River, the hills west o f the Teesta River in the District of Darjiling, the Darjiling Tarai, the Damson Sub-division of the Darjiling District, the Districts of Hazaribagh [Lohardaga now called the Ranchi District, see Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt. I, p. 44] and Manbhum, and Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in the District of Singhbhum, see Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, pp. 74 and 504; the Western Duars of the Jalpaiguri District, see ibid., 1910, Pt. I, p, 1160;
the Districts of Kumaon and Garhwal, see Gazette of India, 1876, Pt. I, p. 605;
the scheduled portion of the Mirzapur District, see Gazette of India, 1879, Pt.. I, P. 383;
Pargana Jaunsar Bawar in the Dehra Dun District, see Gazette of India, 1897, Pt. I, p. 382;
the Districts of Kamrup, Nowgong, Darrang, Sibsagar, Laki mpur, Goalpara (excluding the Eastern Duars and Cachar excluding the North Cachar Hills), see Gazette of India, 1878, Pt. I, p. 533;
the Garo Hills, the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, the Naga Hills, the North Cachar Hills in the Cachar District and the Eastern Duars in the Goalpara District, see Gazette of India, 1897, Pt. I, p. 299.
It has been declared by notification under s. 3(b) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874) not to be in force in the Scheduled District of Lahaul in the Punjab, see Gazette of India, 1886, Pt. I, p. 301.
It has been extended, by notification under s. 5 of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to the Tara District of the Province of Agra, see Gazette of India, 1876, Pt. I, p. 506, to the District of Coorg, see ibid. 1918, Pt. II, p. 1730.
It has also been extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941).
It has been amended in its application to Andhra by Andhra Act 8 of 1960; Madras by Madras Act s 24 of 1948 and 14 of 1960; Punjab by Punjab Acts 14 of 1942, 25 of 1950 and 15 of 1957; Mysore by Mysore Act 10 of 1972; and Himachal Pradesh by Himachal Pradesh Act 17 of 1974.
2. Ins. by Act 55 of 1955, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-7-1956).
3. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and Schedule, for “the whole of India except Part B States”.
4. Subs. by Act 35 of 1950, s. 3 and the Second Schedule, for “periodicals containing news”.
5. The word “three” omitted by Act 10 of 1890, s. 1.
6. Subs by Act 55 of 1955, s. 3, for “every book printed or lithographed in India and for the registration of such books” (w.e.f. 1- 7-1956).
7. Section 1 re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof by Act 16 of 1965, s. 2 (w.e.f. 1-11-1965).
4 “Book” includes every volume, part or division of a volume, and pamphlet, in any language and every sheet of music, map, chart or plan separately printed 1 ***.
2 * * * * * 3 [“editor” means the person who controls the selection of the matter that is published in a newspaper;]
4 * * * * * “Magistrate” means any person exercising the full powers of a 5 Magistrate, and includes a 6 Magistrate of police 7 ***.
8 [“newspaper” means any printed periodical work containing public news or comments on public news;]
9 * * * * * 10 [“paper” means any document, including a newspaper, other than a book;
“prescribed” means prescribed by rules made by the Central Government under section 20A;
“Press Registrar” means the Registrar of newspapers for India appointed by the Central Government under section 19A and includes any other person appointed by the Central Government to perform all or any of the functions of the Press Registrar;
“printing” includes cyclostyling and printing by lithography;
“Register” means the Register of newspapers maintained under section 198.]
11 [(2) Any reference in this Act to any law which is not in force in the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall, in relation to that State, be construed as a reference to the corresponding law in force in that State.]
2. [Repeal of Act 11 of 1835.] Rep. by the Repealing Act, 1870 (14 of 1870), s. 1 and the Second Schedule.
PART II OF PRINTING-PRESSES AND NEWSPAPERS