REGISTERED No. D. 221 रजिस्ट्री सं ० डी ० 221
भारत का राजपत्र The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग -खण्ड I
PART I- Section I
प्राधिकार में प्रकाशि
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
सं० 52
नई दिल्लो, वृस्पतिवार , अप्रैल 6 , 1967 /चैत्र 16 , 1889
No.52]
NEW DELHI , THURSDAY , APRIL 6 , 1967 / CHAITRA 16 , 1889
इस भाग में भिन्न पृष्ठ संख्या वो जाती है जिससे कि यह अलप संकलन के रूप में रखा जा सके ।
Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation .
MINISTRY OF COMMERCE
PUBLIC NOTICE
IMPORT TRADE CONTROL
New Delhi , the 6th April 1967
SUBJECT . Import policy for Newsprint- Printing and Writing Paper ( excluding laid marked paper) which contains mechanical wood pulp amounting to not less than 70 % of fibre contents S. No. 44 / V- for the year April 1967- March 1968 .
No. 30 - ITC ( PN ) / 67 . The import policy for Newsprint ( S. No. 44 / V ) for the year April 1967- March 1968 is given in the Annexure I to this Public Notice and shall be applicable with effect from 1st April 1967 .
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ANNEXURE I
Description Licensing Authority Part & S.No. of ITC Schedule
Remarks
Validity of licences
Policy for
Establish-
ed
Importers
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Nil
CCI & E
44/ V White printing paper ( exclu- ding laid mar- ked paper) which contains mechanical wood pulp am- ounting to not less than 70 % fibre of the contents .
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Twelve months
1. Licences issued for news- sprint will also be valid for import of water - lined newsprint provided it con- tains mechanical wood- pulp amounting to not less than 70 % of the fibre content and its weight is not less than 50 grammes per square metre .
2. A. U.
3. A. U. applications from publishers and / or printers of newspaper and periodicals for newsprint and art paper should be submitted , in duplicate and complete inall respects , through the Re- gistrar of Newspapers for India , Ministry of Informa tion and Broadcasting , New Delhi .
4. Applications should reach the Registrar of Newspapers for India , New Delhi , by the 16th August , 1967 .
5. The basic entitlement of individual newspapers periodicals for newsprint and indigenous printing and writing paper , oiher than Nepa newsprint , will be determined by the Registrar of Newspapers for India , New Delh , on the basis of entitlement 28 admissible in terms of the newsprint Allocation Policy for 1966-67 (announced vide Public Notice No. 54- ITC ( PN )/ 66 , dated 26-4-1966) , plus the increa- ses including the Election increase admissible therein . The regularity of Publica- tion during 1966 will be taken into consideration .
6. Import licences , or authori- sation , for the entitlement worked out in accordance with para 5 above will issued in the following man- ners- be THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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Quantity of imported newsprint .
Annual entitlement
Quantity to be allowed in imported newsprint
licensed To be from free resources
Quantity to be allowed in indigenous newsprint manufactured by Nepa Mills
To be authorised against canalised imports
Quantity to be allowed in indigenous printing & writing pape other than Nepa Newsprint
Standard newsprint and indigenous printing and writing paper .
(a) Less than 100 m . tons
Nil
Nil
Nil 100%
100%
Sunday
( including their
Daily newspaprs editions).
(6) 100 m . tons or more but less than 1,000 m . tons
20%
5%
75% Periodicals
Nil
25%
( including their
Sunday
(c) 1,000 m . tons or above
To be determined by the Registrar of Newspapers for India .
75% editions) Daily newspapersnewspapers
10%
20%
70% Periodicals
Nil
70%
30%
neros-
Glazed print:
Nil
Nil
Nil
All entitlements 100%
100%
NOTES
(1 ) Users of glazed newsprint will get their entitlement of glazed newsprint only to the level at which they were sanctioned in 1966-67 . The balance of their entitlement will be only fron standard newsprint , However , the users of glazed newsprint with an annual entitlement of 25 metric tons , or less , will be given the entire quantity in glazed newsprint .
(2) Standard newsprint licensed from ' free resources ' will have to be imported against contracts entered into with specific suppliers in foreign countries .
(3) Napa newsprint and printing and writing paper in lots of less than 1000 metric tons will not normally be allotted . Newspapers and periodicals whose annual entitlement of Napa news- print and printing and writing paper amounts to less than 1000 metric tons will be allowed the whole quantity in imported newsprint .
(4) All allotments will be subject to marginal adjustments .
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7. With the exception of news- papers /periodicals mentio- 'ned in the succeeding re- marks , it will not be possible to meet the demand of news- papers and periodicals for additional newsprint and / or indigenous printing and wri- ting paper,paper, other than Nepa Newsprint , on account of increase in their periodicity, page - arca , number of pages and circulation . However, within the authorised quota of newsprint and/ or indige- nous printing and writing paper for the licensing period each newspaper or periodical Will be free to adjust its perio- dicity, page - area , number of THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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pages and circulation to meet Its individual requirements . The Common Ownership nership Units will be free to adjust their authorised quota as a unit between their various . publications from 1967-68 .
8. Existing newspapers and periodicals with a basic entitlement of 10,000 copies and less as calculated vide Para 5 , will on application , be allowed 50 % increase in their circulation .
9. The existing daily news- papers (including their Sunday editions) and also periodicals will , on applica- tion , be permitted an addi- tional quota on their basic entitlement as calculated vide para 5 , for increase in circula- tion as under :-
(i) Dailics and periodicals . with a circulation between 10,000 and 50,000 copies. 25 % increase over their basic entitlement as calculated vide рата 5 above . The 50 % of the 25 % increase will be from Nepa and the balance 50% from imported . Ilowever , the users of glazed newsprint will get the entire 25 % increase only from stan- dard imported newsprint .
( ii) Dailies with a circulation of above 50,000 copies 10 % increase over basic entitle- ment as calculated in para ( 5) above , to be given in prin- ting & writing paper .
(iii) Periodicals with a circulation of above 50,000 copies το % increase over basic entitle- ment as calculated in para (5) above . This will be given in Nepa newsprint in case of of standard news- print and in imported news- print in the cases of users of glazed newsprint . users
10. ( a) Clearance regarding availability of newsprint for new periodicals and newspapers . Parties intending to start / news- papers or periodicals should obtain clearance regarding availability of newsprint from the Registrar of Newspaperв for India , before comenc- ing Publication . Information as per Annexure IV should be furnished while applying for clearance .
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(b) ( 1 ) Neev Periodicals New periodicals will be allowed generally to develop and build-up an average circula- tion upto a the maximum limit of 5,000 copics of 16 pages of standard size of a daily newspapers during the first three months , after the commencement of publica- tion For the first three months , printing and writing paper will have to be used by them After three months of regular publication , they will be allotted standard imported newsprint in accor- dance with remarks 6 above
to ( 1) New Daily Newspapers New daily newspapers will be al- lowed generally an initial quota to develop and build- up an average circulation the maximum limit of 5,000 copies of ten pages per pub- lishing day during the first three months after commen- cement of publication Du- ring these three months , only Nepa newsprint and Printing and writing Paper will be authorised in equal proportion
111 (c) After three months of pub- lication , the newspapers and periodicals will be required to produce evidence (Chartered Accountant's Certificates the form given in Annexure II to this Public Notice ) to show the average circulation achieved and the average page- area and number of Pages printed during the first three months If they attain the targetted average circulation on the number of pages and size allowed , they will receive newsprint quota for the rest of the licensing period the number of copies , size and average number of pages Initially allowed If, how- ever, they do not achieve , the targetted average circulation and print the average num- ber of pages in the size al- lowed during the three months trial period , they will be allowed newsprint quota for the average circulation actually achieved and the average number of pages and page - area actually printed . for THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART I - SF.C. I ] 160
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(d) Existing newspapers and periodicals which did not obtain clearance for the use of newsprint or licence/ au- thorisations in 1966-67 will be treated in the same manner as new newspapers and perio- dicals .
11. No additional newsprint will be made available for new papers to be sponsored by common ownership units . The commonommon ownership units can , however , do so , if they so desire , from their autho- rised quota for the unit as whole . dos
NOTE :-Common ownership units are those that have been categorised in Chapter IV on pages 52 to 78 of the Press in India , 1966 , Part - I , Tenth Annual Report of the Registrar of Newspapers for India .
12. Newspapers and periodi- cals which serve mainly as advertisement media or house magazines for particular firms or individuals will not be given any licences/ authorisa- tions for newsprint . Similarly , serialised fiction,fiction, and racing guides , etc. will not be given any licences / authorisations .
13. Newspapers and perio- dicals should furnish Char- tered Accountant's Certificate of circulation , size and pages for 1966-67 as in the form given in Annexure II to this Public Notice . If any newspaper and periodi- cal had not fully utilised the quantity granted in 1966-67 including the in- creases in circulation and also for election increases the unutilised quantity will be adjusted from its entitlement of 1967-68.
1.4 . The publishers and / or printers of ncwspapers / periodicals should furnish the following information/ documents with their applica- tion , separately in respect of cach publication :-
date ( i) Title of the newspaper / periodical and the from which it is regularly published ;
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(ii) Area of the page of news- paper/ periodical ( in squa- re inches ) during 1957 or the first year of publica- tion and also during 1966- 67 ;
(iii ) Average number of pages per issue , including supplements , during 1957 , or the first year of publica- tion and also during 1966-67;
v ) Periodicity of issue and language of the news- paper /periodicals and whether it has been in regular publicationpublication from the Ist January, 1966 , to the 31st December, 1966 , indicating the actual number of days of publi- cation ;
(v) Average circulation per publishing day during the period April 1966-March 1967, indicating the paid and free ( including com- plimentary, voucher , ex- change , bonus , sample and office copies only) circu- lation, scparately. Co- pics representing unsold returns and other copies which might have been printed , but not actually sold or distributed free as complimentary voucher copies , etc. should not be included in the circulation statement but shown se- parately. The number of copies distributed frec , unsold returns or any other copies printed but neither sold nor distributed free would be taken into consideration for purposes of allotment of newsprint , provided these represent a rea- sonable percentage of the print-order. The cir- culation should be certi- fied by a Chartered Ac- countant where it cx- ceeds 2,000 copies per publishing day. The certificate should be in the form given in Annexure II to this Public Notice . Chartered Accountant's Certificate in the form [PART I - SEC . I ] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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given in Annexure II- certifying the page - arca , the average number of pages and monthwise ave- rage circulation during April '66-March , 267 , should also be furnished in those cases where the circulation exceeds 2,000 copies .
(vi ) Sample copy of an issue bearing the date of Ist April , 1967 , or the date nearest to it should also be sent .
(vii ) Whether the newspaper / periodical is registered with the Registrargistrar ofof NewNews- Papers for India , and if so , the Registration Number allotted .
of (viii) The total quantity newsprint ( imported and indigenous to be shown separately) allotted and consumed during April 1966-March 1967. In case an applicant con- sumed more newsprint and printing and writing paper than what had been allotted for the period mentioned above , the sour- ce (s) from which the addi- tional quantities were procured should also be indicated .
(ix) Stocks and expected arrivals (to be shown se- parately) as in Annexure V.
the (x) Details whether newspaper /periodical (s) is (a) printed on rotary or flat-bed press or any other type of printing ma- chinery ; and (b ) whe- ther the newsprint used is in reels or sheets , glazed or unglazed and the size of the reels or the sheets ;
(xt) If sheets are used , is import actually effected in reels which are converted into sheets on arrival India? in 163 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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15. Small newspapers whose entitlement for newsprint is , and who apply for a licence for less than 40.00 metric tons per annum will be ex- empted from payment of licence fee and production of income - tax verification number . This exemption does not cover art paper .
16. If any actual user is not in a position to effect import himself against the licence issued to him , he can apply for a ' letter of authority' in favour of the party through whom he desires to effect import , pro- vided such party holds quota certificate( s ) for newsprint , or are the sole agents of the fore- ignsuppliers .
17. The weight of printing & writing paper ( excluding laid marked paper) which contains mechanical wood pulp amount- ing to not less than 70 % of the fibre contents falling under this serial number should not be less than 50 grammes per square meter .
18. ( a) Licences for art paper for cover pages and/ or inside pages will be issued only to those periodicals which had been getting licences for art paper for cover pages and / or inside pages in the past ;
(b) No art paper will be licenced for cover pages of periodicals (printed in newsprint) whose average pages per publishing day are less than 50. Such periodicals, will , on appli- cation, be allowed to import glazed newsprint upto 100 grammesIn other cases , squareart papermeter .will be licensed for cover pages , but grammage per square meter will not exceed 100 for perio- dicals ( printed on newsprint) having upto 100 pages per publishing day and 135 in cases where the number of pages exceeds 100. A higher grammage may be allowed, on the merits of each case , for cover pages of periodicals printed entirely on art paper .
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(d) Entitlement for art paper for cover pages and/ or inside pages will be worked out on the basis of the number of cover and/ or inside pages published on art paper in 1957 and ave- rage circulation during 1961-62 . If, however , the certified con- sumption in 1966-67 ( Char- tered Accountant's Certificate in the form given in Annexure III to this Public Notice to be furnished) or the entitlement calculated on the basis of average number of cover and/ or inside pages on art paper published in 1966-67 and ave- rage certified circulationduring that year ( Chartered Accoun- tant's Certificate in the form given in Annexure II to this Public Notice to be furnished) is less , the quantity allowed will be based on such consumption/ entitlement .
en- (e) Normally , 50 % of the titlement will be authorised from indigenous art paper and the balance 50 % will be licensed in imported art paper , after imposing a cut of 10 % .
19. Licences for art paper will be issued on annual basis , subject to the conditions that may be prescribed for annual licences in the Red Book for the year April , 1967 - March 1968. Licences for glazed and standard newsprint will also be issued on annual basis . These licences will , however , be subject to the condition that they can be utilised upto 50 % and 75% of the quan- tity and value covered by them upto the 30th September and 15th November , 1967 , res- pectively . Itwill not be neces- sary for the actual users to return licences for glazed and standard newsprint for en- dorsement in respect of utili- zation of the balance 50 % or 25% , as the case may be . Licences issued for standard and glazed newsprint for an annual entitlement upto Rs . 20,000 / - , in terms of value , canbe utilized in one lot at any time within their validity and will not be subjected to the condition regarding utiliza- tion of 50 % only upto the 30th September 1967 or 75 % upto the 15th November , 1967 .
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ANNEXURE II
Form of Chartered Accountant's Certificate regarding circulation, ' etc. to be typed on the letter head of the Chartered Accountant .
NOTE : This certificate is required separately for the periods :
(a ) April 1961- March 1962 , (b ) April 1966-March 67 .
Name of the Newspaper / periodicals :
Place of Publication
Language :
Periodicity :
(a) Average number of copies printed , mohth - wise , per publishing day from ---- to-
(b ) Average number of copies sold, month - wise , per publishing day from- to
(c) Average number of copies distributed free , month - wise , per publishing daday ( includ- ing complimentary , voucher , exchange , bonus , sample and office copies ) from-- to-
(d) Average number , monthwise , of unsold returns and other copies printed but not included in (b ) & ( c) .
(e) Average size of the page of the newspaper / periocical in sq . inches from--- to .
(f) Average number of pages of the newspaper/ periodicals per publishing day from -to-
(Signature of Publisher) .
CERTIFICATE BY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT OR QUALIFIED AUDITOR
I /We have examined the books and accounts of
(name of paper)
-published from ---
(language and periodicity)
(Address)
for the period from --to- have obtained all the information and explanations required by us . In my/ our opinion , the state- ment sent forth above reflects true and correct analysis of circulation for the from -to- to the best of my/ our information and belief and according to the explanation given to me / us as shown by the books of account , etc.
(Signature)
(Name in block letters ) Chartered Accountant .
Or
DATE :
Qualified Auditor
Stamp of the Chartered Accountant .
Registration No.
Address .
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ANNEXURE III
Form of Chartered Accountant's Certificate regarding consumption to be submitted for art paper to be typed on the the letter head of the Chartered accountant .
We/ I ,
Registeration No. ( s ) chartered Accountant of (full Address) have examined the books and records of M/ s.- the period from- of- -to- --the registered -do hereby solemnly declare for -for (name of commodity ) -and do certify that to best of our / my information and belief and according to explanation given to us / me that their consumption of imported and indigenous ( commodity ) during the said period was consumption the as follows :-
Name of Commodity
Imported
Quantity Value
Indigenous Quantity Value
Signature-
Stamp of the Chartered Accountant (s )
(Name in capital letters)
Registration No.- 167 [PART I- SEC . 1 ] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
ANNEXTURE IV
NOTE : The following particulars are required to be furnished in the case of new dailies and periodicals .
(i) Name of the Publication :
( ii) Address of the publication :
(iii) Language :
( iv) Periodicity : %%
( 2 ) Price per copy :
(vi) Size of the page :
Length (
(in inches)
Width ( -
(In inches)
(in sg . inches )
Page - area (
(vii) Average number of pages per copy .
( viii) If the publication has not yet commenced publication .
(a) the proposed date of publication ;
(b) the proposed circulation :
Copies to be sold ...
Copies to be distributed free , etc.-.
(c) date on which declaration filed alongwith other particulars .
( ix) If the publication has already commenced publication ;
( a) the date o commencement ;
( b ) the average circulation per publishing day in April 1961- March , 1962 , indicating- Average number of copies printed ;
Average number of copies sold ;
Average number of copies distributed free , etc :; and Number of Issues publish ed during the year ;
(c) The average circulation per publishing day during the first three months publication indicating :-
Average number of copies printed ;
Average number of copies sold ;
Average number of copies distributed free etc .; and
Number of issues published during the period ,
(A Chartered Accountant's Certificate regarding average circulation per publishing day showing separately the average number of copies printed , sold and distributed free , etc. , number of pages and page - area during April 1961- March 1962 or during the first three months of pub- lication as the case may be , should also to furnish if the average circulation exceeds 2,000 copies .)
(x) (a) Is the publication registered under the Press and Registration of Books Act ?
(b) If the reply to ( a) above is in the affirmative , Registration Number allotted by the Registrar of Newspapers for India .
(xi) (a) Name ( s ) and address ( es ) of the owner( s ) and director ( s ) and Partner ( s ) , etc. ( b) Are the owner ( s ) , partner ( s ) and director ( s ) or any one of them already associated with the publication of any existing newspaper ( s ) or periodical ( s ) .
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(c) If the reply to ( b ) above is in the affirmative , names of owner (s ) , etc. and the name (s ) and address ( es ) of the newspaper ( s ) etc. with which they are connected.
Name( s ) of the Owner ( s ) etc.
Newspaper (s) with which connected
Name Language | Periodicity / Place of Publication
(xii) Nature of contents of the existing paper or proposed paper .
(viii) Name of the Paper ( s ) with whom the existing newspaper has been associated a t pre present or in the last five years or any of his members of Family are associated or have been associated during the last five years .
% In the case of a daily , whether published on all the seven days of a week or less .
@To be furnished only if the publication started before 31-3-1962 .
*To be given only if the publication started after 31-3-62 .
wist Family for this purpose would include ' Father ' , ' Mother ' , ' Brother , ' Son ' , ' Daughter ' and "Wife' .
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ANNEXTURE V
Statement showing the stocks of newsprint as on 31st March 1967
Total
Sl . Name of the Stocks as on 31-3-1967
No.
paper
Expected arrivals against licences c.i.f. allocations , News paper and White printing authorisations .
Total
Against
1967-68
quota, if any
Against 1966-67 entitlement
Against 1966-67 entitlement
Against 1967-68 expected entitlement
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1. Imported
(a) Glazed.
(b) Unglszed
2. Nepa Newsprint
3. Printing & Writing Paper
I/We hereby declare that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my / our iknowledge and belief.
Signature of Publisher/ Manager .
DATED : -
P. D. KASHEKAR ,
Chief Controller of Imports & Exports
PRINTED IN INDIA BY THE GENERAL MANAGER , GOVERNMENT OF IN ) NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS , DELHI , 1967 .