REGISTERED No. D-(D)-72 The Gazette of India EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 81] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1975/AGRAHAYANA 17, 1897 Separate paging is given to this Part in older that it may be filed as a separate compilation MINISTRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department)' New Delhi, the 8th December, 1975/Agrahayana 17, 1897 (Saka) THE PRESS COUNCIL (REPEAL) ORDINANCE, 1975 No. 26 OF 1975 Promulgated by the President in the Twenty-sixth Year of the Republic of India.
An Ordinance to repeal the Press Council Act, 1965 and to provide for certain matters incidental thereto.
WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;
Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance: —
1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Press Council (Repeal) Ordinance, 1975.
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(2) It shall come into force on the 1st day of January, 1976.
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2. In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires,—Definitions.
(a) "appointed day" means the date on which this Ordinance comes into force;
(b) "Press Council" means the Press Council of India established under section 3 of the Press Council Act, 1965. 34 of I960.
3. On the appointed day, the Press Council Act, 1965, shall stand repealed, and the Press Council shall stand dissolved.
Repeal of Act 34 of 1965, and dissolution of Press Council.
4. On the dissolution of the Press Council,—Consequential provisions.
(a) all monies and other property of whatever kind (including the Fund of the Presls Council) owned by, or vested in, the Press Council, immediately before the appointed day shall, on the appointed day, stand transferred to and vest in the Central Government;
(b) subject to the provisions of clause (d), any suit, appeal or other proceeding of whatever nature pending immediately before the appointed day before any court or other authority in which the Press Council is a party shall, on the appointed day, abate;
(c) any proceeding of whatever nature pending immediately before the appointed day before the Press Council shall, on the appointed day, abate;
(d) all liabilities and obligations of the Press Council of whatever kind and subsisting immediately before the appointed day, shall, on and from the appointed day, be deemed to be the liabilities or obligations, as the case may be, of the Central Government, and any proceeding or cause of action pending or existing immediately before the appointed day by or against the Press Council in relation to such liability or obligation may, as from the appointed day, be continued and enforced by or againist the Central Government;
(c) any thing, or any action, which ought to have been done or taken by the Press Council before the appointed day with respect to the termination of service of its employees or with respect to any matter in relation thereto or arising therefrom, but not so done or taken by that Council, may, on and from the appointed day, be done or taken by the Central Government.
FAKHRUDDIN ALI AHMED, President.
K. K. SUNDARAM, Secy, to the Govt. of India.
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