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REGISTERED No. D. 221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY

PART I—Section 1

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 35] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1973/MAGHA 23,1894

Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed

as a separate compilation

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

PUBLIC NOTICES

IMPORT TRADE CONTROL

New Delhi, the 12th February 1973

SUBJECT :—Impart Policy for Newsprint-Printing and Writing Paper (excluding laid marked

paper) which contains mechanical wood pulp amounting to not lessthan 70% of

the fibre contents—(S. No. 44/V)—for the year April, '72—March '73.

No. 22-ITC(P,N)/73.—The import policy for Newsprint (S. No, 44/V) for the year April 1972—March, 1973, notified in Public Notice No. 53-ITC(PN)/72, dated the 11th April. 1972 22 amended pursuant to the Judgement of Their Lordships of the Supreme Court dated 30-10-1971 is given in Annexure I to IV to thi6 Public Notice and shall be applicable with effect from the is April, 1972.

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ANNHXUREI

Validity of

licence

Description

Licensing Authority

Remarks

Policy for Established Importers

Part & S. No. of I.T.C. Schedule.

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4 4/V White printing paper CCI&E N IL Twelve I. Licences Issued for newsprint will fexclu.iing laid marked (months also be valid for impart of water lined newsprint provided it con- p3j>:r) which ontains tains mechanical wood pulp amount- mishcjical wood pulp aiio;mting to not less ing to not less than 70% of the t hn 70 % of the fibre fibre content and its weight is extent.

not less thai 51—'52±4% grammes per square metre.

II. A.U, for publishers an.Vor printcrs'Jof

nevvsp.ip:rs a.id pjriodicdls.

III. A.U. applications in 'J' ^nm from publishers and/or printers of newspapers and periodicals for newsprint will be submitted.-, in duplicate^ and compUee in f ell respects, through the Registrar or Newspapers for India, Ministry of Infor- mation and Broadcasting, New Delhi.

IV. G/fit of import licences for newsprint will be considered on the basis of applica- tions for the sane received by the Registrar of N-wspipers not later thatl the 1st Sep- tember, 1972.

V. Entitlement of individual newspapers/ periodicals for newsprint will be deter- mined bv ihe Registrar of Newspaper for India, New Delhi, on the basis of its per- formance in 1971-72 taking into account average circulation, average number 0 p3j;3 and average paate-area actually pub- lished by utilising newsprint authorised in_^this behalf.

NOTE :—>i. Allocation of newsprint in accordance with the entitlement so fixed is subject to avail- ability of foreign exchange or newsprint or either or both. In case either or both fal rs'iort of expectations appropriate cuts will

be made,

2. Tii: entitlement for standard newsprint as also Nepa newsprint will be worked out on 53 grammes substance. '

3. A compensation of 7% of entitlement will be given for wastage in transit and/or machine room.

4. Entitlement in Nepa newsprint will be increased by 100% as compensation for higher grammage.

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(²) (3) (4) (5) (6)

VI. The entitlement of newsprint will be met

by issue of import liccnce(s) or authorisa- tion's) in favour of applicants in terms of Remark V above in the following manner :—

Q.ivttity to be allowed in Quantity to be imported new? p-int fallowed in indi-

To be authorised in direct licence agiinst free sources

To be authorised against cana- lised imports Altyul entitle- .mint

genous news -

print manufac-

tured bv Nepa

Mills

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Standard newsprint and indigenous newsprint '.

Dailies : —\(I)tduding their Sunday editions)

100%

(a) Less than too tonnes.

100% N IL

NIL.

100%

NIL. '

10%

9°%

20% 25%

100% 100%

NIL. NIL.

100%

NIL

Noras :—

5. On applications received after 1-9-1972, cuts will be made on entitlement as follows :—

1 0% (i) applications received up to 30-11-1972. (ii) applications received beyond 30-11-1972 and upto 1-2-1973. • ²⁰ ''o (in) applications received beyond 1-2-1973 and upto 31-3-1973. 40 •;„

VII.

(a) Newsprint is allotted to each individual newspaper/periodical and the newspaper/periodi- cal is the recipient of the newsprint. Newspapers/periodicals will not be permitted to adjust between them the quota allotted to each of them even when the publications arc under the same ownership and/or bear the same title/ name.

(b) The authorised quota of newsprint allotted under this Policy to a newspaper/periodical, may however, be used for a new "edition" of the same newspaper/periodical and the newsprint, if so used, shall be accounted for separately.

NOTU,—For the above purpose an "edition" is a newspaper/periodical which, irrespective of the place of publication, bears the same name/title, is in the same language and has the same periodicity as the newspaper/periodical already being published by the same ownership/manage- ment, and is a reprint/separate run of the newspaper/periodical with variations dictated by the time-factor and to meet requirements of existing local readership and speedier distribution. VIII. (a) Clearance regarding availability of newsprint for new periodicals and newspapers :*—

Publishers of new daily newspapers and periodicals intending to apply for newsprint quota shall obtain clearance regarding availal iliiy cf newsprint from the Registrar of a Newspapers for India before commencing publication. Information as per Annexure III Khali be furnished while applying for clearance under the Allocation Policy.

(b) Nw Dailies :~~

In view of shortage of newsprint, new daily newspapers will be allowed an intitial quota which will te determined by the Registrar of Newspaper s for India calculated on the basis of an average. circuJatk'n upto 3,cco copies of 8 pages of standard size (393-75 sq. inches) per publishing day during the first four months after commencement of publication. For the first four months, impound newsprint frcm State Trading Corporation's stocks will be released, provided the appli- ccnts execute tonds duly guaranteed by scheduled banks, for 75 % of the value applied lor under Column 10 of Actual Users¹ application ('J' Form']. The bonds, which arc intended to enture that the imported newsprint ihus grained is utilised for publishing the proposed newspapers, will be cancelled on production of documentary evidence to the satisfaction of the Registrar of Newspapers ior the India or the Chief Controller of Imports and Exports to show that the news- print hits been utilised for the publication of the newspapers concerned. After three months of regular publication, the new dailies will be required 10 produce evidence (Chartered Accountant's Certificate in the form given in Annexure II to this Public Notice) of the average circulation achieved and the average page-area and number of pages printed during the first three months, and ihcir entitlement will be fixed on the average circulation actually achieved and the average number of peges Bnd page-area actually printed in the first three rnonths subject to a maximum of I5,cco copies of 8 pages of standard size.

(c) New weeklies, Tri-wccklies, Bi-ueehliesi Fonnighilies and Monthlies :

In view of the shortage of newsprint, mw weeklies, tri-weeklics, bi-weeklies, fortnightlies and monthlies will be allowed initial quota of newsprint which will be determined by the Registrar of Newspapers for India calculated on the basis of an average circulation of upto 3,000 copies of 8 pages of standard size (393-75 sq. inches) per publishing day during the first four months after commencement of publication. For the first four months, imported newsprint will be released,. provided the applicants execute bonds, duly guaranteed by scheduled banks, for 75% of the value- applied for under Col. 10 of Actual Users' application ('J' Form). The bonds which are intended to ensure that the imported newsprint thus granted is utilised for publishing the proposed news- papers will be cancelled on production of documentary evidence to the satisfaction of the Registrar of Newspapers for India or the Chief Controller of Imports and Exports to show that the newsprint has been utilised for the publication, of fhe newspapers concerned. After three months &f regular publicat.on, the new weeklies, tri-weeklics, bi-weeklies fortnightliCT and monthlies will be required to produce evidence (Chartered Accountant's Certi- ficate in the form given in Annexulre II to this Public Notice) to show the average circulation! achieved and the average page-area and the number of pages printed during the first three months. and their cntitlcment will be fixed on the average circulation actually achieved and the averaegc number of flages and page-area actually printed in the first three months, subject to a maximum of" 15,000 copies and 8 pages of standard size, except fortnightlies and monthlies for which quota* will be admissible u p t oa maximum of 15,000 copices and 16 pages of standard size.

(d) New Periodicals (other than Weeklies, Tri-weeklies., Bi-weeklies , Fortnightlies and Monthlies)

In view of the shortage of newsprint no quota will be allotted to such periodicals for the ^first three months . After three months of regular publication, publishers of such periodicals should submit an application, in Actual Users' Form, along with information contained in Annexure III and the Chartered Accountant's Certificate showing the average circulation achieved and the average page-area and Dumber of pages printed during the first three months. Quota will be allotted to new periodicals for (he rest of the licensing period for the average circulation actually/ achieved and the average number of pages and page-area actually printed during the first thrte months subject to a maximum of 15,000 copies of 16 pages of standard sizes for these periodicals.

(e) Existing newspapers which did not obtain clearance fo r the use of newsprint or licence authorisation in 1971-72 will be treated as in para VIII (a), (b), (c) and (d) above,

(f) In the case of dailies and periodicals which commenced publication prior to 1-11-1972 and which arc in receipt of a quota of newsprint less than the maximum admissible to a new daily/ periodical, the entitlement will be revised to the maximum admissible on production of docu- mentary evidence to that effect.

IX. The following categories of periodicals will not be entitled to the allocation of newsprint not- withstanding that they arc classified as newspapers :—

fa) Journals published primarily to promote sale of goods or services;

(b) House journals/magazines brought out by individual'firms'industrial concerns;

(c) Price lists and catalogues-;

(d) Publications intended for free distribution ;

(e) Fiction ;

(f) Racing Guides;

(g) School/College magazines; and

(h) Teaching Journals/Teaching guides.

X. If any newspaper/periodical had not fully utilised the quantity allocated in 1971-72 inclu- ding the increases and Mid-Term Election Quota sanctioned in the period, the ut unutilised quantity shall be adjusted from its entitlement for 1972-73. To enable the Registrar of News- papers for India to determined the consumption of newsprint in T971-72, the particulars (montb- wise) of circulation, pages, page-area and number of publishing days in 1971-72 should be furnished by the newspapcr(s) /periodical(s) in the form given in Annexure II and IV to this Public Notice. The consumption in 1971-72 will be worked out on the actual number of days published in the period. The particulars furnished in Annexure—II referred to above should be certified by the Chartered Accountant. The Chartered Accountant Certificate nved n it be on submitted where the circulation of a newspaper/periodical is less than 2,000 copies per publishing]day.

NOTE :—Allotment obtained in 1971-72 under schemes for Export Promotion etc., will also he taken nto account for determining quantity utilised/ held stock by the newspapers in 1971-72, For his purpose, information shall be furnished in Annexure IV to Public Notice/Column ir and 13 of Actual Users' application ('J' Form),

XI. The number of copies distributed free, unsold returns or any other copies printed but neither sold nor distributed free will be taken into consideration for purpose of allotment / con- sumption of newsprint, provided these represent a reasonable percentage of the print-order and not in any case exceeding the following limits :—

Circulation :

Dailies tri and bi-weeklies.

Weeklies and Fortnightlies.

Monthlies, quarterlies and

others :

1 0%

20 :0

10 %

15% 10 ,'0 Upto 2,500 Between 2,500 and 5,000. Between 5,000 and 10,000. Above 10,000. •

iolJi 5%

20 % 15 \, 1 0% 5%

XII. Where the newspapers/periodicals have not supplied copies of their issues stated to be published in the year 1971-72, as required under Section 11B of the Press & Registration of Books Act, 1867, read with Rule 5 of Rcgistcration of Newspapers (Central) Rules, 1956, the consumption worked out vide Remark X above , will be subjected to a cut as follows :—

50% Regularity of more more than 50 ",', and less than 75 % . . .. z$'\'a Regularity of more than 25 % and less than 50 % • No quota will be released to newspapers whose regularity is less than 25 %.

XIII. Newspapers whose entitlement frr newsprint is ard who apply fcr a licence for less than 4000 tonnes per annum shall be exempted firm pajment of import licence applicationfee and production of Income-tax Verification Number.

XIV. (a) If any Actual User is not in a position to import newsprint egainst the liccnceissucd, the Actual User may apply for a 'Letter ol Autttiily', in ft^cur cf the party through whom it is desired to effect import, provided such party hole's quota certificated) fcr ncvispiiiii or is the sole agent of the foreign suppliers.

(bO Licences for glazed/rotogravure and standard rtwspiirl will tc issued on annual basis, subject to the condition prescribed for annual licences in tl'e Red Beck for the year April 72-March 73. These licences will, however, be subject to the ccrditicn that they can be utilised only upto 50% of the quanity and value covered by them upto the 30th September, 1972. It will not be necessary for the actual users to return licences for glazed rotogravure and standard newsprint for endorsement in respect of utilisation of the balance 50 % Licences issued for standard and glazed/rotogravure newsprint for an annual entitlement upto Rs. 20,000/- in terms of value canb; utilised in one lot at any time within their validity and will not be subject to the condition regarding utilisation of 50% only upto the 30th September, 1972.

XV. For the purpose of this Public Notice, the Registrar cf NtviEprpcif ft r India may maker • uch marginal adjustments in the distribution of Ncpa and imported newsprint as may be necessary in the light of Remarks VI and VIII(f).

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ANNEXURE II

P A R T

I Form of Chartered Accountant's Certificate regarding Orculaticms etc.

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for ike period April 1971—March iy}2.

S E C (To be typed on the letter head of the Chartered Accountant)

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3- Language.

1. Name of Newspaper/Peorideal- 2. Pace of Publication.

4- Periodicity.

June

March

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August 7i

Sept. 7i

Oct. 71

July 73

12

Nov. 71

Dec. 71

Jan. 12

Feb. 12

May 71

^pril 71

Average for the period from 1-4-71 T031-3-7²

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a) AveragenumberofEcopiE printed monthwise, pt publishing day from 1-4 to3l-3-i972 '

G A Z E T T E

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(c) Average number of copii dstributed free, month wise per publishing da (including complimentat voucher, exchange bonui sample and office copies from 1-4-1971 to 31-3-73

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(d) Average number 0 monthwis e ttnsold return and other copies printed but not included in (b] &(c)

N A R Y

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(d) A\rerage size of the page monthwise, of the news- paper/pariodica] in sq. inches from 1-4-71 tc 31-3-1972.

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April!

Jan. 72

March 72

Sept. 71

Oct. 7i

Nov. 7i

Dec 7i

Feb. 72

July 7i

August' 71

June 71

May 71

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(Average for the period from 1-4-71 to 31-3-72

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(f) Average numberofpages

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m monthwise, of the news- papers/periodical per publishing day from 1-4-71 to 31-3-72. (g) Actual number of pub-

lishing days monthwise from 1-4-71 to 31-3-72

Signature of the!

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CERTIFICATE OF THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

I' We have examined the books and account of

published from (Address)

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(name of the paper, laugnage periodicity)

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for the period 1-4-1971 to 31-3-1972 and have obtained all the information and explanations required by us. In/my/our opinion, the statement set forth above reflects true and correct analysis of circulation pages, size and number of publishig days for the period from 1-4-19711031-3-72 to the best of my /our information and belief and according to the explanation given to me/us by the books of account etc

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Signature

Date Stamp of the Chartered Accountant

1. Name and signature of the person who has signed the Certificates

2. Registration No

3. Address

f E N. B. The 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 should be furnished, if monthwise average circulation exceeds 2,000 copies If the monthwise average circulation is 2,000 copies or below, particulars in the above annexure should be furnished under the signature of n the Publisher.

ANNEXURE III

NOTKS :—i. The following clearance particulars arc required to be furnished in the case of all new dailies and periodicals, applying for newsprint. Existing dailies and perio- dicals which were not allowd newsprint in the past have also to furnish the parti- culars.

2. These clearance particulars may be sent along with an 'application (in duplicate) in the latest Actual User's form (Form 'J').

3. All answers should be given in words. Dashes or cross marks should not be used.

1. Title of the newspaper. 2. Language. 3. Periodicity—

(in the case of a daily, it may be Btated whether the paper is published on all the seven days of a week or less. In the case of a weekly, it may be indicated whether it is published every week or four times in a month).

4. Full postal address of the paper. 5. In case the paper has not yet commenced

publications : (a) the proposed date of publication,

(b) the proposed size of one page of the paper:

(i) Length Centimetres.

(ii) Width

Centimetres.

(iii) Page-area

Sq. Centimetres.

(c) Average number of pages per copy of the

proposed paper.

(d) The proposed average circulation :

(i) Average number of copies proposed to

to be printed.

(ii) Average number of copies expected

to be sold.

6. (a) Name and address of owner.

Name

Address

Nama Address

(b) If the owner is a company, firm, etc., name(s)

Whether Percentage Director of shares Partner, held in the

etc. company.

address(es), etc. of Dircctor(s), Share-holders partners, etc.

(c) Are Were the owner (which term includes a company, firm, etc.) and any of the persons whose names are required to be given against (b) above associated at present or at any time Bince 1962 with the publication of any other paper ?

(d) If the reply to (c) above is in the affirmative, names of owner etc. and details of the news- papers with which they are associated may be given in the following form :—

Period of Association:

N m; oro,v,i;r D-taih of pip;r with which associated.

SI. No.

etc.

Capacity in which associatei

From

To

If the paper

is run by a

company etc

Title; Language periodicity and place of pub- lication.

In a share- holder in i the com- pany etc. mentioned in Col. 4 percentage of shares held.

1

2

6

8

4

7

5

3

Arc/were any member of thef family of the owner of any of the persons those names are required to be given ngainst 6(b) above associated at present or at any time since 1962 with the publication of any oher paper

(b) If the reply to (a) is in the affirmative, names of the members of family and details of the newspapers with which associated may be given in the following form :—

(0

AddreES of the member ofthe

SI. No.

Felaticnsrip with the owner etc. Name of Owner etc. whose member of family is associated with another paper.

Neme of the

member of the

family concerned

family.

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2

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(ii)

Details of papers with

Name of the

which connected.

Period of Association

member of family

SI. No.

Capacity in which - associated.

From To

Title, Language, periodicity and place of publication.

If the pa- per is run by a company etc. the name ofthe com- pany etc.

Ifa share- holder in t¹ e company etc. men- tioned in Col. 4, percentage of shares held

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2

8 3

4

5

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Item 6(6).—Ii-jfriffialicn is required to be giver eHut the fcllcwir£ caiegciicE tif perfcr.s:—

Category of persons in respect of whem information* Ownership type.

required.

SI. No.

i. Company.

. (a) Directors.

(b) Shareholders holding a share of 10% or more.

2.

. Partners.

Firm

Society^.

. (a) Members holding a share of ic% or more. 3-

(b) Office bearers and members of the Managing body.

. Office bearers and members of the Managing body Association. .

4.

. Trustees.

Trust . . ..

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@Items 6(c) and j(a)—Information about association with the following catc goritS of spares is.

also to be given:—

(i) A different edition of the paper for which newsprint

is being applied for.

(2) A paper with the same title as that of the paper for which news print is being applied for, but in a diffcrentlangu age or witha different periodicity.

•\Item7(a)—Member of family for the purpose of this statement means a memter of frmily (father, mother, wife/hushand, brother, brother's v>iies sister, am, devghttr-jr- law, daughter, etc.) who are members of a joint femily cr ore dependent en the owner, Director, etc.

%Item 8—The paper may be placed in one of the following categories :—

News and Current Affairs; Literary and Cultural; serialised fiction; religion and philosophy; Commerce and Industry, Journals meant primarily to prcir.ote sale of goods or services, House Journals Magazines brought cut by individual firms/industrial concerns; price lists and catalogues; Medicine end Health; Film; Social Welfare; Labour;EducationjSchool/College Magazines;Teachirg Journals/Teaching Guides; Law and Public Administration; Engineering and Technology; Agriculture and Animal Husbandry; Children; Transport and. Communication; Insurance; Banking and Co-operation; Science; Firancecrd Economics;\Women, Art; Radio and Music; Sports; Racing Guides.

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ANNEXURE IV

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Statement shavnng consumption oj newsprint for pukitication of netsspaperslperiodicaU during the period front 1-4-1971 to3i-3-i972-

T H E

Consumption of Newsprint (in tonnes)

REMARKS Titie to the paper, its language periodicity and place of pub-

Glazed

Total

SI. No.

Nepa

Rotogravure

lication.

Ungkzed (imported)

Gms.

Cims.

G A Z E T T E

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8

9 3

6

4

7

5

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Signature of the Publisher

Name in Block letters

E X T R A O R D

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Place

N A R Y

D a t e . . ..

NOTE :—Consumption of new-sprint against regular entitlements and export promotion entitlement to be furnished separately.

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