LawgistThe Press Council Act
20Annual report
The Council shall prepare once every year, in such form and at such time as may be prescribed, an annual report, giving a summary of its activities during the previous year, and giving an account of the standards of newspapers and news agencies and factors affecting them, and copies thereof, together with the statement of accounts audited in the manner prescribed under section 22 shall be forwarded to the Central Government and the Government shall cause the same to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.
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All sections
- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Rule of construction respecting enactments not extending to the State of Jammu and Kashmir or Sikkim
- 4 Incorporation of the Council
- 5 Composition of the Council
- 6 Term of office and retirement of members
- 7 Conditions of service of members
- 8 Committees of the Council
- 9 Meetings of the Council and committees
- 10 Vacancies among members or defect in the constitution not to invalidate acts and proceedings of the Council
- 11 Staff of the Council
- 12 Authentication of orders and other instruments of the Council
- 13 Objects and functions of the Council
- 14 Power to censure
- 15 General powers of the Council
- 16 Levy of fees
- 17 Payments to the Council
- 18 Fund of the Council
- 19 Budget
- 20 Annual report
- 21 Interim reports
- 22 Accounts and audit
- 23 Protection of action taken in good faith
- 24 Members, etc., to be public servants
- 25 Power to make rules
- 26 Power to make regulations
- 27 Amendment of Act 25 of 1867
