(1) Where the keeper of the press is required under section 8 or section 9 to deposit any amount as security and the deposit is not made within the time allowed—
(a) the declaration made by the keeper of the press under the Press Registration Act shall be deemed to be annulled; and
(b) notwithstanding anything contained in the Press Registration Act, neither the said keeper of the press nor any other person shall make or be allowed to make a fresh declaration before a Magistrate under that Act in respect of the press, unless the amount required to be deposited as security by the keeper of the press under section 8 or section 9 is deposited by the keeper of the press or such other person; and
(c) the press shall not be used for printing or publishing of any newspaper, news-sheet, book or other document until the deposit has been made.
(2) If any press is used in contravention of clause (c). of sub-section
(1), any Judicial Magistrate may on a complaint made to him in this behalf by the competent authority direct the keeper of the press to show cause why it should not be forfeited and after hearing him and on being satisfied that there are sufficient grounds for passing the order, declare the press or any part thereof to be forfeited to the Central Government:
Provided that the press or any part thereof so forfeited shall not be disposed of within a period of three months from the date of the order of forfeiture, and if the keeper of the press makes the required deposit within the aforesaid period, the press or the part thereof shall be returned to the keeper of the press.
Consequences of failure to depoait security as required under section 3 or section
11. Whenever it appears to the competent authority that a newspaper or news-sheet contains any objectionable matter, and that there are sufficient grounds for demanding security in respect of the newspaper or news-sheet under this section, the competent authority shall, by order in writing, direct the publisher of the newspaper or news-sheet to deposit, within twenty-one days from the date of the order, as security in respect of the newspaper or news-sheet, such amount as the competent authority may think fit to require:
Power to demand security from publishers of news, papers and newssheets in certain cases.
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Provided that if, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, the competent authority is satisfied that the requirements of the case will be met by a warning, the competent authority may, instead of demanding security, record, by order in writing, such warning.
12. Whenever it appears to the competent authority that any newspaper or news-sheet in respect of which any security has been ordered to be deposited by the publisher under section 11 or under this section thereafter publishes any objectionable matter, the competent authority shall, by order in writing, declare such security as has been deposited or any portion thereof to be forfeited to the Central Government or direct the publisher of the newspaper or news-sheet to deposit within twentyone days from the date of the order such further security as the competent authority may deem fit to require and may also, in either case, declare all copies of the newspaper or news-sheet containing such objectionable matter, wherever found in India, to be forfeited to the Central Government.
Power to forfeit or demand further security from publishers of newspapers and newssheets.