Section 13, Press Council Act, 1978 [S1Q-TZQ]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 26 September 1978.

In Press Council Act, 1978 [A10-S9E]. This text from 12 May 2019, by Act 77 of 2019 [A11-P9Z]. Other texts (2): from 26 September 1978 to 4 December 1998; from 5 December 1998 to 11 May 2019.

Synthetic. The words of this section are generated by the register; the title, number and year of the Act are real.

Cite: Section 13, Press Council Act, 1978 [S1Q-TZQ]. Machine: S1Q-TZQ.

13. Appeal.—(1) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Press Registrar under this Act may, within ninety days from the date on which the order is communicated to him, prefer an appeal to the Board of Film Certification in such form and accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed. (2) The appellate authority may, after giving the appellant an opportunity of being heard, confirm, modify or set aside the order appealed against. (3) No appeal shall lie under this section against an order made with the consent of the parties.

Defined terms in this text (2)

film: Section 2, Press Council Act, 1978 [S1QTM1] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "film" means a cinematograph film

film: 11 more definitions.

Press Registrar: Section 2, Press Council Act, 1978 [S1QTM1] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "Press Registrar" means the Press Registrar General of India appointed under section 5

Press Registrar: 11 more definitions.

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Cited by (3)

Section 16, Press Council Act, 1978 [S1Q-V2C], 26 September 1978, Band A. "section 13".

Section 2, Press Council Act (Amendment) Act, 1998 [S1Z-PPT], 5 December 1998, Band A. "section 13 of the Press Council Act, 1978 (37 of 1978)".

Section 2, Press Council Act (Amendment) Act, 2019 [S29-82M], 12 May 2019, Band A. "section 13 of the Press Council Act, 1978 (37 of 1978)".

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