The Press, Newspapers, News Agencies
and Books Registration Ordinance, 2002
F. No. 2(1)/2002 -pub. -The following Ordinance promulgated
by the President is herby published for general information: ---
ORDINACNE NO. XVIII OF 2002
AN
ORDINANCE
AN
ORDINANCE
To amend and consolidate the law relating to news agencies
publications and printing presses.
WHEREAS it is expedient to amend and consolidate the law
relating to news agencies, publications and printing presses and to provide for
matters connected therewith or ancillary thereto;
AND WHEREAS the President is satisfied that circumstances
exist which render it necessary to take immediate action;
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of Proclamation of Emergency of
the fourteenth day of October, 1999 and the Provisional Constitution Order No.1
of 1999 read with the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order No. 9 of 1999,
and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the President of the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate the following
Ordinance: -
1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) This
Ordinance may be called the Press, Newspaper, News Agencies and Books
Registration Ordinance, 2002.
(2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan
(3) It shall come into force at once.
PART- 1
PRELIMINARY
2. Definitions. - In this Ordinance, unless there is
anything repugnant in the subject or context, -
(a) "authenticated declaration" means a
declaration made and subscribed under section 6 and authenticated or deemed to have
been authenticated under Section 10;
(b) "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 or lithographed;
(c) "editor" means the person who controls the
selection of the matter that is published in a newspaper or is circulated by
news agency and whose name is specified in the declaration made under section
6;
(d) "form" means a form contained in the Schedule;
(e) "Federal Government" means Ministry of
Information and Media Development.
(f) "Government" means the Provincial Government;
(g) "newspaper" means any printed periodical work
containing public news or comments on public news and includes such other class
of periodical works as the Government may by notification in the official
Gazette declare to be the newspaper;
(h) "news-sheet" means any document or poster
other than a newspaper containing public news or comments on public news;
(i) "paper" means any document including a
newspaper, other than a book;
(j) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules;
(k) "printer" means a person who has made and
subscribed a declaration under section 6.
(l) "printing press" means a press and includes
all engines, machinery, types; lithographic, implements, utensils and other
plant or materials used for the purpose of printing;
(m) "Press Registrar" means the Registrar of
Newspapers for Pakistan
(n) "printed" includes cyclostyling and printing
by lithography;
(o) "Province" includes the Islamabad
Capital Territory ;
(p) "publisher" means a person who makes and
subscribes a declaration under section 6;
(q) "Page In-charge" means sub-editor or any
person other than Editor designated by the editor or the publisher or the
company or proprietor or the firm which owns the newspaper, periodical or book
published under this Ordinance.
(r) "Register" means the register of newspapers
maintained under section 40;
(s) "rules" means rules under this Ordinance;
(t) "unauthorized newspaper" means any newspaper
in respect of which there is not for the time being, a valid declaration under
section 6;
(u) "unauthorized news-sheet" means any news-sheet
other than a news-sheet published by a person authorized under this Ordinance.
(v) "unauthorized press" means any press other
than a press in respect of which there is, for the time being, a valid
declaration under section 4; and
(w) "unauthorized news agency" means any news
agency in respect of which there is not, for the time being, a valid
declaration under section 6.
PART II
PRINTING PRESSES, NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS AGENCIES
3. Particulars to be printed on books and papers. - Every
book or paper printed within Pakistan
4. Keeper of printing press to make declaration. - (1) No
person shall keep in his possession any press for printing of books or papers,
unless he has made and subscribed before the District Co-ordination Officer
within whose local jurisdiction such press may be, by a declaration in Form 'A'
or such other form as may be prescribed, and the District Co-ordination Officer
shall, immediately upon the filing of such form, issue a receipt for the same.
(2) Every declaration made and subscribed under sub-section
(1) shall be authenticated under the signature and official seal of the
District Co-ordination Officer before, which the said declaration is made.
(3) The District Co-ordination Officer shall, by an order in
writing, refuse to authenticate a declaration made and subscribed under
sub-section (1) it he is satisfied that, -
(a) the title of the printing press proposed to be kept or
operated is the same as the title of any printing press already being operated
at any place in the Province; or
(b) the printer was convicted of an office involving moral turpitude within five years before the date of his making and subscribing the declaration.
(b) the printer was convicted of an office involving moral turpitude within five years before the date of his making and subscribing the declaration.
(4) The District Co-ordination Officer shall not pass an
order under sub-section (3) without giving to the person making the
declaration, through a notice in writing, an opportunity of being heard.
(5) In case the District Co-ordination Officer fails to
authenticate a declaration under sub-sub-section (2), or pass an order under
sub-section (3), within a period of thirty days, the declaration made by the
printer shall be deemed to have been authenticated on the expiry of the
aforesaid period.
(6) As often as the place where a printing press is kept is
changed, the keeper of the press shall, within fourteen days of such change,
inform the District Co-ordination Officer in writing of the change along with
the new location:
Provide that, if the place where the press is shifted is in
another district, the keeper of the press shall inform the District
Co-ordination Officer of both the districts from which, and to which, the press
is shifted.
5. Publication of newspapers. - No newspaper shall be
published except in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance and
without prejudice to the provisions of section 3; every copy of every such
newspaper shall contain the name of the owner and editor thereof printed
clearly on such copy and also the date of its publication. Similarly, no news
agency shall disseminate or defuse news except in conformity with the
provisions of this Ordinance unless there subsists a declaration authenticated
by the District Co-ordination officer.
6. Declaration of the printer, publisher and news agency. -
(1) The Printer and publisher of every newspaper or an owner of news agency
shall appear in person or by agent authorized in this behalf before the
District Co-ordination Officer within whose local jurisdiction such newspaper
shall be printed or published, or news agency ordinarily operates and shall
make and subscribe, in duplicate originals, a declaration in Form 'B' or in
such other form as may be prescribed, and the District Co-ordination Officer
shall, immediately upon the filling of such form, issue a receipt for the same.
(2) Every declaration shall specify the title of the
newspaper, the language in which it is to be published, the periodicity of its
publication and shall contain such other particulars as may be prescribed to
include bank where account will be operated and financial funding, if any.
(3) Where the printer or publisher of a newspaper making a
declaration 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 authorizing such person to make and subscribe such declaration.
(4) The declaration of news agency shall contain language of
dissemination of news and credit lines to include bank where account will be
operated.
(5) Submission of declaration and its authentication under
this Ordinance shall be necessary before the publication of newspaper or
dissemination of news by any news agency.
(6) The declaration submitted by the publisher under
sub-section (5) shall be accompanied by an undertaking by the editor to abide
by the Ethical Code of Practice contained in the Schedule to the Press Council
of Pakistan Ordinance,
7. No minor to be printer, publisher or editor. - No person
who has not attained the age of eighteen years shall be permitted to make a
declaration under section 6 nor shall any such person edit a newspaper.
8. Effect of change of language, periodicity or place of
publication. - (1) If, at any time, after the making of a declaration under
section 6, the newspaper to which the declaration relates is proposed to be
printed or published in a language or languages, with a periodicity, or at a
place, other than the language, periodicity or place shown in the declaration,
the printer or publisher shall notify such change to the District Co-ordination
Officer within whose jurisdiction the newspaper is printed and published.
(2) In case the place of publication or printing is proposed
to be changed to a district in the same province other than the district from
where the newspaper was being printed or published the information under
sub-section (1) shall also be conveyed to the District Co-ordination Officer
within whose jurisdiction the newspaper is proposed to be printed or published.
(3) In case the place of publication or printing is proposed
to be changed to a district in a Province other than the Province from where
the newspaper was being printed or published the printer and publisher of the
newspaper shall make and subscribe in respect thereof, a fresh declaration
under section 6 before further printing or publishing the newspaper.
9. Effect if printer or publisher leaves Pakistan
(a) the absence of the printer or the publisher from Pakistan
(b) the printer or the publisher, before leaving Pakistan,
informs in writing, to the District Co-ordination Officer within whose
Jurisdiction the newspaper is printed or published, of his intended absence and
the name of the person who has undertaken to discharge, in his absence and on
his behalf, the responsibilities of the printer or the publisher, and furnishes
to the District Co-ordination Officer a statement in writing of that person
accepting these responsibilities.
10. Authentication of the declaration. - (1) Subject to the
provisions of sub-section (2) and (3), each of the duplicate originals of every
declaration made and subscribed under section 6 shall be authenticated by the
signature and official seal of the District Co-ordination Officer before whom
the said declaration is made.
(2) The District Co-ordination Officer may not authenticate
the declaration if he is satisfied that, -
(a) the declaration has been filed by a person other than
the owner or proprietor of the newspaper or the printing press or a person not
authorized by such proprietor; and
(b) the title of the newspaper proposed to be published is the same as the title of any newspaper already being published in the same language at any place in the country, not being a newspaper of different periodicity published by the same publisher or another edition of the same newspaper published from another place;
(c) the declaration has been filed by a person who was convicted of criminal offence involving moral turpitude and or for willful default of public dues.
(d) the declaration has been cancelled or denied anywhere else inPakistan
(b) the title of the newspaper proposed to be published is the same as the title of any newspaper already being published in the same language at any place in the country, not being a newspaper of different periodicity published by the same publisher or another edition of the same newspaper published from another place;
(c) the declaration has been filed by a person who was convicted of criminal offence involving moral turpitude and or for willful default of public dues.
(d) the declaration has been cancelled or denied anywhere else in
(3) The District Co-Ordination Officer shall not pass an
order under sub-section (2) without giving to the person making the
declaration, through a notice in writing, an opportunity of being heard and
rebutting the evidence that may be available against him.
(4) In case the District Co-ordination Officer fails to
authenticate a declaration under sub-section (1) or pass an order under
sub-section (2), within a period of thirty days, the declaration made by the
publisher, printer and news agency shall be deemed to have been authenticated
on the expiry of the said period.
11. Effect of non-publication of newspaper. - (1) If a
newspaper in respect of which a declaration has been made under section 6 is
not published, at the frequency reflected therein, within three months of the
date on which such declaration is authenticated under section 10, the
declaration shall become void.
(2) Where a declaration becomes void under sub-section (1)
the printer and the publisher shall make and subscribe a fresh declaration
under section 6 before printing or publishing the newspaper, and the provisions
of sub-section (1) shall apply to the fresh declaration and to any subsequent
fresh declaration.
(3) Where a newspaper after publication is not published.
(a) in the case of a daily newspaper, for sixteen days in a
calendar month;
(b) in the case of a weekly newspaper, for eight weeks in a
calendar year;
(c) in the case of a fortnightly newspaper, for two months;
(d) in the case of a monthly newspaper, for four months;
(e) in the case of a quarterly newspaper, for six months;
(f) in the case of a six-monthly newspaper, for one year;
and
(g) in case of a news agency for sixteen days in a calendar
month.
The declaration made in respect of newspaper or news agency
shall become null and void, and the printer and the publisher and the news
agency shall make and subscribe a fresh declaration under section 6 before
further printing or publishing the newspaper or disseminating news, and to
every such fresh declaration the provisions of the two foregoing sub-sections
shall, without prejudice to the provisions of this sub-section, apply.
(4) Where a declaration becomes void under sub-section (1)
or sub-section (3) and a fresh declaration, is made under section 6, the
decision with regard to its authentication shall be made within a period of
thirty days.
(5) Nothing in sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) shall
apply in the case of a printer, publisher or owner of a news agency who, within
the period stated in those sub-sections and applicable to the particular case,
show to the satisfaction of the District Co-ordination Offices that the
newspaper has not been, or cannot be published or as the case may be, the news
agency could not disseminate news for reasons which are beyond their control.
12. Restrictions on foreign ownership of newspapers. - No
person who is not a citizen of Pakistan shall own or hold any interest in any
newspaper printed or publish in a province except with the previous approval of
the Government, and no such person shall in any case own or hold more than
twenty-five per cent of the entire proprietary interest of any such newspaper,
whether in the form of shares or by way of sole ownership, partnership or
otherwise.
13. Deposit of authenticated declaration. - The duplicate
originals of the declarations authenticated under section 10,or the receipts of
the declarations which are deemed to have been authenticated under section 10,
shall be deposited in the office of the District Co-ordination Officer and with
the Press Registrar.
14. Inspection and supply of copies. - The officer-in-charge
of each original shall allow any person to inspect that original on payment of
a fee of one hundred rupees and shall give to any person applying, a copy of
the said declaration attested by the seal of the officer which has the custody
of the original, on payment of a fee of one hundred and fifty rupees.
(2) A copy of the declaration attested by the official seal
of the District Co-ordination Officer or a copy of the order refusing to
authenticate the declaration, shall be forwarded as soon as possible to the
person making and subscribing the declaration and also to the Press Registrar.
15. Copy of declaration or newspapers to be prima facie
evidence. - In any legal proceeding, whether civil, criminal or otherwise, a
copy of a declaration and a copy of the newspaper having the name of a person
printed thereon as its editor shall be sufficient evidence, unless the contrary
is proved, as against the person whose name has been subscribed in such
declaration, or printed on such newspaper as the case may be that the said
person was a printer or publisher, or printer and publisher (according as the
words of the said declaration may be) of every portion of every newspaper
whereof the title corresponds with the title of the newspaper mentioned in the
declaration or the editor of every portion of that issue of the newspaper of
which a copy is produced.
16. News declaration by persons who have signed declaration
and subsequently ceased be printers or publishers. - Every person who having
subscribed a declaration under section 6 either personally or under the
authority of the owner of the newspaper subsequently ceases for any reason to
be the printer or publisher of the newspaper mentioned in such declaration
shall be communicated by the owner of the newspaper or its authorized
representative in the prescribed manner to the District Co-ordination Officer,
on a declaration in Form 'C' or such other form as may be prescribed.
17. Putting copy in evidence. - In all trials or legal proceeding
in any court of law in which a copy of declaration under section 6 attested in
accordance with section 14, has been put in evidence, it shall be lawful to put
in evidence a copy attested as is aforesaid of the latter declaration and the
former declaration shall not be taken to be evidence that the declarant was, at
any period subsequent to the date of the latter declaration, printer or
publisher of the newspaper therein mentioned.
18. Person whose name has been incorrectly published as
editor may make declaration before a District Co-ordination Officer. - (1) If
any person whose name has appeared as editor in a copy of a newspaper claims
that he was not the editor of the issues on which his name has so appeared, he
may, within two weeks of his becoming aware that his name has been so
published, appear before a District Co-ordination Officer, and make a
declaration that the name was incorrectly published in that issue as that of
the editor thereof, and, if the District Co-ordination Officer, after making
such inquiry, or causing such inquiry to be made, as he considers necessary, is
satisfied that such declaration is true, he shall certify accordingly within
three days, and on that certificate being given the provisions of section 15
shall not apply to that person in respect of that issue of the newspaper.
(2) The District Co-ordination Officer may extend the period
allowed by this section in any case where he is satisfied that such person was
prevented by sufficient cause from appearing and making the declaration within
that period.
19. Cancellation of declaration. - (1) On the application of
the Press Registrar either suo moto or based on the information through any
person, the District Co-ordination Officer empowered to authenticate a
declaration under this Ordinance, is of opinion that any declaration made in
respect of a newspaper should be cancelled, he may, after giving the person
concerned an opportunity of showing cause against the action proposed to be
taken, hold an enquiry into the matter and if, after considering the cause, if
any, shown by such parties and after giving them reasonable opportunity of
being heard, he is satisfied that;
(a) the news paper, in respect of which the declaration has
been made is being published in contravention of the provisions of this
Ordinance or rules made their under; or
(b) the newspaper mentioned in the declaration bears a title which is the same as or similar to, that of any other newspaper published either in the same language or in the country; or
(c) the printer and publisher has ceased to be the printer or publisher of the newspaper mentioned in such declaration; or
(d) the declaration was made on knowingly false representation on the concealment of any material fact or in respect of a periodical work which is not a newspaper; the District Co-ordination Officer may, by the order, cancel the declaration and shall forward as soon as possible a copy of the order to the person making or subscribing the declaration and also to the Press Registrar.
(b) the newspaper mentioned in the declaration bears a title which is the same as or similar to, that of any other newspaper published either in the same language or in the country; or
(c) the printer and publisher has ceased to be the printer or publisher of the newspaper mentioned in such declaration; or
(d) the declaration was made on knowingly false representation on the concealment of any material fact or in respect of a periodical work which is not a newspaper; the District Co-ordination Officer may, by the order, cancel the declaration and shall forward as soon as possible a copy of the order to the person making or subscribing the declaration and also to the Press Registrar.
(2) During the period of sixty days of the cancellation
order no person shall be issued a declaration in the name of the same title to
any other person.
20. Appeals. - (1) Any person who has been refused
authentication of a declaration under this Ordinance or whose declaration has
been cancelled may, within thirty days from the date of such order prefer an
appeal to the High Court within whose jurisdiction such order has been passed.
(2) The High Court shall, after giving notice to the
appellant and the Government, hear and dispose of the appeal within sixty days
of its institution and pass such order, including an order awarding damages to
the aggrieved party, as it may deemed fit.
PART III
DELIVERY OF BOOKS
21. Copies of books printed to be delivered gratis to
Government. -Printed copies of the whole of every book which shall be printed
in Pakistan after the commencement of this Ordinance, together with all maps,
prints or other engraving belonging thereto finished and coloured in the same
manner as the best copies of the same, shall notwithstanding any agreement (if
the book be published) between the printer and publisher thereof, be delivered
by the printer to the Information Department of the respective Province or to
such officers and at such place, as the Government may, by notification in the
official Gazette from time to time direct and free of expense to the
Government, as follows, that as to say: -
(a) in any case within one calendar month after the date of
publication of such book shall first be delivered out of the press; one such
copy; and
(b) if within one calendar month form such day, the
Government shall require the printer to deliver other such copies not exceeding
four in number, then within one calendar month after the day on which any such
requisition shall be made by the Government on the printer, another such copy
or two other such copies, as the Government may direct.
(2) Noting in the former part of this section shall apply
to: any second or subsequent edition of a book in which edition no additions or
alterations either in the letter press or in the maps, prints or other
engravings belonging to the book have been made and a copy of the first or same
preceding edition of which book has been delivered under this Ordinance or
published in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance.
22. Receipts of copies so delivered. - The officer to whom
copies of a book are delivered under section 21 shall give to the printer a
receipt in writing therefore.
23. Disposal of copies. - Copies delivered pursuant to section
21 of this Ordinance shall be disposed of in the manner as the Government may,
from time to time, determine.
24. Copies of newspapers printed in the province to be
delivered gratis to Government. - The printer of every newspaper shall deliver
at such place and to such officer as the Provincial Government may, by
notification in the official Gazette, direct, free of cost two copies of each
issue of such newspaper as soon as it is published.
PART IV
PENALTIES
25. Penalty for contravention of section 3. - Whoever prints
or publishes any book or paper or disseminates news in contravention of the
provisions of section 3 shall be punishable with fine not exceeding, twenty
thousand rupees or with simple imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months
or with both.
26. Penalty for keeping printing press without making a
declaration required by section 4. - Whoever keeps in his possession any
printing press without making a declaration as is required under section 4,
shall be punishable with fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees or with
imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with both.
27. Punishment for making false statement. - Any person who
shall, in making any declaration under this Ordinance, makes a statement which
is false and which he either knows or believes to be false, or does not believe
to be true, shall be punishable with fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees
and with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months.
28. Penalty for printing or publishing newspaper in contravention
of the provisions of this Ordinance. - Whoever edits, prints or publishes any
newspaper in contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance, or whoever
edits, prints or publishes, or causes to be edited, printed or published, any
newspaper knowing that the said provisions have not been observed with respect
to that newspaper, shall be punishable with fine not exceeding twenty thousand
rupees or with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or with both.
29. Penalty for failure to make a declaration. - If any
person who has ceased to be a printer or publisher of any newspaper fails or
neglects to make a declaration in compliance with section 16, he shall be
punishable with fine not exceeding twenty thousand rupees.
30. Penalty for disseminating unauthorized new-sheets and
newspapers. - Whoever makes, prints, or otherwise produces, sells, distributes,
publishes or publicly exhibits or keeps for sale, distribution or publication,
any unauthorized news-sheet or unauthorized newspaper or unauthorized news
agency shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six
months, or with fine, or with both.
31. Penalty for not delivering book. - If any printer of any
such book as is referred to in section 21 neglects to deliver copies of the same
in pursuance of that section, he shall, on the complaint of the officer to whom
the copies should have been delivered or of any person authorized by the
officer in this behalf, be punishable with fine which may extend to one
thousand rupees for each such default, and in addition to such fine, shall pay
to the Government such further sum as the Court may determine to be the value
of the copies which the printer ought to have delivered.
32. Penalty for failure to supply copies of newspaper gratis
to Government. - If any printer of any newspaper published in the country
neglects to deliver copies of the same in compliance with section 24, he shall,
on the complaint of the officer to whom the copies should have been delivered
or of any person authorised by that officer in this behalf, be punishable with
fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for each such default.
33. Recovery of amount payable to government under sections
31 and 32. - Any sum payable to the Government under section 31 and 32 may be
recovered, under the warrant of the Magistrate determining the sum or by his
successor in office, in the manner authorized by the Code of Criminal
procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1898) and within the period prescribed by the
Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860) for the levy of a fine.
34. Responsibility of page In-charge. - (1) The page
In-charge shall, in the supervision and superintendence of editor be
responsible for checking the contents of the pages and ensure due satisfaction
of the material sent to the printer and publisher for publication.
(2) Every publisher shall submit the intimation in writing,
as furnished by the editor, with respect to the responsibilities of page
in-charge with his acceptance to the office of concerned District Co-ordination
Officer and a copy to the Press Registrar.
35. Responsibility as regards to the offences and its
cognizance. - Notwithstanding any thing contained in this Ordinance or any
other law for the time being in force, only such person or persons by whose
willful intention, mistake, negligence or ignorance any material is published
which is an offence under this Ordinance or any other law, shall be tried and
punished.
36. Cognizance of offence. - No court inferior to that of a
Magistrate of the First Class shall take cognizance of, or try, an offence
punishable under this Ordinance nor shall any court take cognizance or try any
such offence except on a complaint made in writing by the Government or by an
officer authorized in this behalf by the Government.
PART V
REGISTRATION OF BOOKS
37. Registration of memorandum of books. - There shall be
kept at such office, and by such officer, as the Government shall appoint in
this behalf, a book to be called a Catalogue of Books wherein shall be
registered, a memorandum of every book which shall have been delivered pursuant
to section 21. Such memorandum shall so far as may be practicable, contain the
following particulars, that is to say: -
(a) the title of the book and the contents of the title
page;
(b) the language in which the book is written;
(c) the name of the author, translator or editor of the book
or any part thereof;
(d) the subject;
(e) the place of printing and the place of publication;
(f) the name or firm of the printer and the name or firm of
the publisher;
(g) the date of issue from the press or of the publication;
(h) the number of sheets, leaves or pages;
(i) the size;
(j) the map included in the book along with source and area;
(k) the first, second or other number of the edition;
(l) the number of copies of which the edition consists;
(m) whether the book is printed, cyclostyled or
lithographed;
(n) the price at which the book is sold to the public' and
(o) the name and residence of the proprietor of the
copy-right or of any portion of such copy-right.
38. Publication of the memoranda registered. - The memoranda
registered during each quarter in the said Catalogue of Books shall be
published in the official Gazette, as soon as may be after the end of quarter.
PART VI
REGISTRATION OF NEWSPAPERS
39. Appointment of Press Registrar and other Officers. - The
Federal Government Shall appoint a civil servant of Basic Scale 20 as Press
Registrar of newspapers for Pakistan and such other officers under the general
superintendence and control of the Press Registrar as may by general or special
order provide for the distribution or allocation of function to be performed by
them under this Ordinance.
40. Register of Newspapers. - (1) The Press Registrar shall
maintain a Register of newspapers, which as for as may be practicable, contain
the following particulars about every newspaper published in Pakistan
(a) the title of the newspaper;
(b) the language in which the newspaper is published;
(c) periodicity of the publication of the newspaper;
(d) the name of the editor, printer and publisher of the
newspaper;
(e) the place of printing and publication;
(f) the average number of pages per week;
(g) the number of days of publication in the year;
(h) retail selling price per copy; and
(i) the name and addresses of the owners of the newspaper
and such other particulars relating to ownerships as may be prescribed.
(2) On receiving information, from time to time, about the
aforesaid particulars the Press Registrar shall cause relevant entries to be
made in the Register and may take such necessary alterations or corrections
therein as may be required for keeping the Register up-to-date.
41. Certificates of Registration: - On receiving a copy of
declaration from the District co-ordination officer, the Press Registrar shall
within seven days, issue a certificate of registration of the newspaper to its
publisher.
Part VII
MISCELLANEOUS
42. Appointment of officers. - The Government may appoint
any officer or officers to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance and such
officer or officers shall have such duties and powers in respect of the
regulation of matters pertaining to printing presses, books, papers, printers,
publishers and the news agencies as the Government may assign.
43. Service of notices. - Every notice under this Ordinance
shall be sent to a Magistrate having jurisdiction who shall cause it to be
served in the manner provided for the service of summons under the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Act V of 1890).
Provided that if service in such manner cannot, by the
exercise of due diligence be effected, the serving officer shall where the
notice is directed to the keeper of a press, affix a copy thereof to some
conspicuous part of the place where the press is situated as described in the
keeper's declaration under section 4, and where the notice is directed to the
publisher of a newspaper to some conspicuous part of the premises where the
publication of such newspaper is conducted as given in the publisher's
declaration under section 6, and at the office of news agency thereupon the
notice shall be deemed to have been duly served.
44. Power to make rules: - The Government may, by
notification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes
of this Ordinance.
45. Repeal and savings. - (1) The West Pakistan Press and
Publications Ordinance, 1963 (W.P Ordinance XXX of 1963), is hereby repealed
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the West Pakistan Press
and Publications Ordinance, 1963 (W.P. Ordinance No. XXX of 1963), hereinafter
referred to as the said Ordinances, every declaration made, subscribed or
authenticated under either of the said Ordinance or any other law before the
commencement of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been made, subscribed or
authenticated under this Ordinance.
(3) Anything done, action taken, rule made or notice issued
under the said Ordinances or any law relating to printing press and
publications shall, remain in force and be deemed to have been done, taken,
made or issued under this Ordinance.
SCHEDULE
FORM 'A'
(See Section 4)
DECLARATION OF THE KEEPER OF PRESS
I,…………………..………….(name), son of…………………………………...residing
at……………………. on behalf of M/s………………………….do hereby declare that under the
authority of M/S………………………, I have a press* for printing at
…………………….Distt…………………….**
*Give capacity, make and type of press
** Give Full description and address of the premises where the press may be situated.
** Give Full description and address of the premises where the press may be situated.
FORM 'B'
(See section 6)
DECLARATION OF THE PRINTER AND/OR PUBLISHER OF NEWSPAPER/OWNER OF NEW AGENCY
I, …………………….(name ), son of ……………………. residing at
…………………….on behalf of M/s ……………………. do hereby declare that, under the authority
of M/s ……………………. I am the printer/publisher or printer and publisher or owner
of the newspaper/news agency entitled ……………………. appearing as** …………………….
in**……………………. and printed and publisher or
owner of the newspapers/news agency entitled…………………………………………………………………………… appearing as ** …………………..in**……………………..and printed or published or printed and published or disseminate news at ………………………………………………………………………..
owner of the newspapers/news agency entitled…………………………………………………………………………… appearing as ** …………………..in**……………………..and printed or published or printed and published or disseminate news at ………………………………………………………………………..
FORM 'C'
DECLARATION OF PERSON WHO CEASES TO BE
PRINTER AND/OR PUBLISHER/OWNER
I,……………………………(name), son of……………………………,on behalf of M/s
……………………….at………………………..,do hereby declare that I/We have ceased / withdrawn my/
our authority in favour of Mr. ………………………….son of ………………………………to be printer or
publisher or the printer and the publisher of the newspaper or owner of the
news agency entitled…………………………appearing as **……………………….iii*** …………………………….
* 1. Strike out which is not applicable
**2. Here state the periodicity
***3. Here mention the language
GENERAL
PERVEZ MUSHARAF
President
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**2. Here state the periodicity
***3. Here mention the language
GENERAL
PERVEZ MUSHARAF
President
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Mr. Justice
(MANSOOR AHMAD)
SECRETARY
(MANSOOR AHMAD)
SECRETARY
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