Press and Resgistration of Books Act to be amended: "New Delhi, Feb 10, 2011 The Union Cabinet has decided to amend the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 to streamline the age-old processes and to address certain issues governed by the Print Media Policy and the guidelines/rules.
The Press and Registration of Books Act (PRB Act) was enacted in 1867 to create a system for keeping a record of publications through regulation of printing presses and newspapers. Till date, this is the sole Act governing the publication of newspapers in India. Apart from this, there is also a Print Media Policy of 1955 for regulation of publications, which is being implemented by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. In addition, there have been guidelines/Rules made by Central Government from time to time to regulate various aspects of the print media.
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