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The Press Council Act, 1978

Interim reports

In force From 07 Sep 1978 Act 37 of 1978 As on 19 Oct 2026

Act 37 of 1978 Ministry Information and Broadcasting Enacted 07 Sep 1978 In force 07 Sep 1978

Section 21 of the Press Council Act, 1978 deals with interim reports. Without prejudice to the provisions of section 20, the Council may prepare at any time during the course of a year, a report giving a summary of such of its activities during the year as it considers to be of public importance and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government and the G The Act came into force on 07 Sep 1978.

Without prejudice to the provisions of section 20, the Council may prepare at any time during the course of a year, a report giving a summary of such of its activities during the year as it considers to be of public importance and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government and the Government shall cause the same to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.

Section 21, The Press Council Act, 1978 (Act 37 of 1978).

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Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.

This section refers to

  1. s. 20 Annual report

Questions about Section 21

What does Section 21 of the Press Council Act deal with?

Section 21 of the Press Council Act is headed "Interim reports". Without prejudice to the provisions of section 20, the Council may prepare at any time during the course of a year, a report giving a summary of such of its activities during the year as it considers to be of public importance and copies thereof shall be forwarded to the Central Government and the G

How do I find court cases under Section 21 of the Press Council Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Press Council Act 1978 21, section 21 Press Council Act 1978, section 21 of the Press Council Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 21 of the Press Council Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 20 (Annual report), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When did Section 21 of the Press Council Act come into force?

Section 21 of the Press Council Act, cited as Press Council Act 1978 21, came into force on 07 Sep 1978, having been enacted on 07 Sep 1978. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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