Standing Order No. 3456/2023 of the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Tamil Nadu dated 26th March, 2023 on the publication of news on a digital platform [C14-2K7]

Standing Order No. 3456/2023

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Tamil Nadu

Chennai, dated the 26th March, 2023

STANDING ORDER

To

All Regionals Officer of the Board,

Subject: The publication of news on a digital platform by publishers of news on a digital platform under the Tamil Nadu Exhibition of Films on Television Screen through Video Cassette Recorders (Regulation) Act, 1984, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Tamil Nadu Exhibition of Films on Television Screen through Video Cassette Recorders (Regulation) Act, 1984 (Tamil Nadu Act 7 of 1984), the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Tamil Nadu hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the publication of news on a digital platform by publishers of news on a digital platform.

2. The matter has been examined. Every publisher of news on a digital platform carrying on the publication of news on a digital platform shall make an application in Form I to the Advisory Panel within ninety days, accompanied by a fee of five hundred rupees.

3. The Regional Officer of the Board shall ensure that print line is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Advisory Panel within ninety days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Information and Public Relations Department, Government of Tamil Nadu.

(Secretary to Government)