Section 12, Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023 [S2B-JFS]

As at 7 September 2026. In force from 2 June 2023.

In Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023 [A11-TQK]. This text from 2 June 2023. No other text held.

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

Cite: Section 12, Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023 [S2B-JFS]. Machine: S2B-JFS.

12. Prohibition of the printing of a periodical without licence.—No person shall undertake the printing of a periodical except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted under section 13: Provided that nothing in this section shall apply to the printing of a periodical undertaken by or on behalf of the Central Government or a State Government.

Defined terms in this text (1)

periodical: Section 2, Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023 [S2BJ5D] (In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—): "periodical" means any publication, including a newspaper, which is published and printed at regular intervals and contains public news or comments on public news

periodical: 11 more definitions.

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