(1)

The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make such rules (not inconsistent with the rules made by the Central Government under section 20-A) as may be necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects of this Act.

(2)

Every rule made by the State Government under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.]

[20-A. Power of Central Government to make rules [Inserted by Act 55 of 1955, Section 18 (w.e.f. 1.7.1956).]

(1)

The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make rules

(a) prescribing the particulars which a declaration made and subscribed under section 5 may contain; [and the form and manner in which the names of the printer, publisher, owner and editor of a newspaper and the place of its printing and publication may be printed on every copy of such newspaper;]

(b) [ prescribing the manner in which copies of any declaration attested by the official seal of a Magistrate or copies of any order refusing to authenticate any declaration may be forwarded to the person making and subscribing the declaration and to the Press Registrar;] [Substituted by Act 26 of 1960, Section 8, for Clause (b) (w.e.f. 1.10.1960).]

(c) prescribing the manner in which copies of any newspaper may be sent to the Press Registrar under section 11-B;

(d) prescribing the manner in which a Register may be maintained under section 19-B and the particulars which it may contain;

(e) prescribing the particulars in which an annual statement to be furnished by the publisher of a newspaper to the Press Registrar may contain;

(f) prescribing the form and manner in which an annual statement under clause (a) of section 19-D, or any returns, statistics or other information under section 19-E, may be furnished to the Press Registrar;

(g) prescribing the fees for furnishing copies of extracts from the Register and the manner in which such copies may be furnished;

(h) prescribing the manner in which a certificate of registration may be issued in respect of a newspaper;

(i) prescribing the form in which, and the time within which, annual reports may be prepared by the Press Registrar and forwarded to the Central Government.

(2)

[ Every rule made under this section shall be laid as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in [two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid] [Substituted by Act 26 of 1960, Section 8, fo sub-Section (2) (w.e.f. 1.10.1960).] both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.]]

[20-B. Rules made under this Act may provide that contravention thereof shall be punishable [Inserted by Act 26 of 1960, Section 9 (w.e.f. 1.10.1960).]

.Any rule made under any provision of this Act may provide that any contravention thereof shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one hundred rupees.]