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

Part &

S. No. of

I.T.C.

Schedule.

Description

Licensing

Authority

Policy for

Established

Importers

Validity of

licence

Remarks

4 4/V White printing paper CCI&E NIL Twelve I. Licences Issued for

newsprint will

fexclu.iing laid marked

(months

also

be valid for impart of water

p3j>:r) which ontains

lined

newsprint

provided

it con-

mishcjical wood pulp

tains mechanical wood

pulp amount-

aiio;mting to not less

ing to not less than 70% of the

t h n 70 % of the

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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T^5r

( I )

(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 :—

Altyul

entitle-

.mint

Q.ivttity to be allowed in

Quantity to be

imported new? p-int

fallowed in indi-

genous news -

print manufac-

tured bv Nepa

Mills

To be authorised

in direct licence

agiinst free sources

Standard newsprint and indigenous newsprint '.

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

(a) Less than too tonnes.

(b) ioo tonnes or more but

less than 400 tonnes

less than 1,000 tonnes

(d) 1,000 tonnes or above but

less than 2,000 tonnes

(e) 2,000 tonnes and above

Periodicals :

(a) Less than 100 tonnes,

(b) Over 100 tonnes. .

Glassed Newsprint '.

All entitlement. .

100%

9°%

80%

75%

100%

NIL.

NIL. '

10%

20%

25%

NIL.

NIL

To be authorised

against

cana-

lised imports

100%

NIL

| To be determined by the Registrar of

V Newspapers for India in the light of

]

contracts entered into by the S.T.C.,

New Delhi with foreign suppliers.

100 °{,

NIL

To bs determined by the Registrar of

Newspapers for India in the

light

of contracts entered into with foreign

suppliers by the S-T.C.

100%

NIL.

Noras :—

1. Standard news print licensed from 'free resources' will have to be Imported by newspapers

against contracts entered into with specific suppliers in foreign countries by State Trading Cor-

poration of India Ltd. Since the suppliers do not entertain orders in lots Of less than 25-00 tonnes,

newspapers with entitlement less than 25 • 00 tonnes will be granted a direct licence against the

contracts entered into by the S.T.C. if they arrange imports through an established importer

and specify the same in the 'J' Form. Otherwise, they will be granted authorisation on S.T.C.

of India Ltd.

2. (a) Glazed/Rotogravure newsprint will be allotted to glazed users of periodicals upto the

level of their glazcd/roto^ravure entitlement in 1971-72 ; the balance of their entitlement will

be released in unglazcd imported newsprint. Allocation of glazed[rotogravure newsprint will be

made to such periodicals, also, which have not been granted glazed newsprint in the past, for 4

pages, in accordance with their entitlement, as fixed under Remark V.

(b) Full entitlement to periodicals using 55 grammes variety will be released in rotogravure

To periodicals using 60 grammes, their full entitlement will be released in glazed, where their total

-entitlement is less than 100 tonnes; to others glazed (60 grammes) and rotogravure (55 grammes)

will be released in equal proportion.

3. Allotment to all categories will be made in reels only. An additional quantity for con-

version of reels into sheets at the rate of 10'"„ in respect of standard newsprint will be granted to

^newspapers with entitlement upto 25-00 tonnes.

4. Since Nepa Mills arc not in a position to despatch consignments of less than ten tonnes,

'Nepa newsprint in lots of less than 10 tonnes will not be allotted. Allotments of smaller quantities

may, however, be made to recipients who are willing to take delivery of their quota at the

"Nepa Mills and arrange for its transport

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

(i) applications received up to 30-11-1972.

10%

(ii) applications received beyond 30-11-1972 and upto 1-2-1973. •

2 0 ''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.

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 uptoa maximum of 15,000 copices and 16 pages of standard size.

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153

(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;

(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 nit 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 :

Upto 2,500

Between 2,500 and 5,000.

Between 5,000 and 10,000.

Above 10,000. •

Dailies tri and

bi-weeklies.

1 0 %

10 %

io^lJi

Weeklies and

Fortnightlies.

20 %

15 \,

1 0 %

Monthlies,

quarterlies and

others :

20 :0

15%

10 ,'0

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 :—

Regularity of more more than 50 ",', and less than 75 %

z$'\'a

Regularity of more than 25 % and less than 50 %

•

50%

No quota will be released to newspapers whose regularity is less than 25 %.

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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

Form of Chartered Accountant's Certificate regarding Orculaticms etc.

for ike period April 1971—March

iy}2.

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

1. Name of Newspaper/Peorideal-

3- Language.

2. Pace of Publication.

4- Periodicity.

a) AveragenumberofEcopiE

printed monthwise, pt

publishing day from 1-4

to3l-3-i972 '

(b) Average number of copi'

sold, monthwise, per pub

lishing day from 1-4-7:

to 31-3-1972-

dstributed free, month

wise per publishing

(including complimentat

voucher, exchange bonui

sample and office copies

from 1-4-1971 to 31-3-73

(d) Average

number

monthwis e ttnsold return

and other copies printed

but not included in (b]

&(c)

(d) A\^rerage size of the page

monthwise, of the news-

paper/pariodica] in sq.

inches from 1-4-71 tc

31-3-1972.

^pril

-72

[

)

May

June

" T

July

August

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

March

Average for the

period from

1-4-71 T031-3-7²

(f) Average numberofpages

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

April!

May

June

July

August'

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec

Signature

Date

Jan.

of the!

Feb.

March

(Average for the

period from

1-4-71 to

31-3-72

CERTIFICATE OF THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

I' We have examined the books and account of

published from (Address)

(name of the paper, laugnage periodicity)

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

Signature

Date

Stamp of the Chartered Accountant

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

2. Registration No

3. Address

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

the Publisher.

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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.

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.

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

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

partners, etc.

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 :—

Name

Nama

Address

Whether Percentage

Director of shares

Partner, held in the

etc.

company.

SI.

No.

N m ; oro,v,i;r

etc.

D-taih of pip;r with which

associated.

Title; Language

periodicity and

place of pub-

lication.

If the paper

is run by a

company etc

Period of Association:

From

Capacity

in which

associatei

In a share-

holder in

i the com-

pany etc.

mentioned

in Col. 4

percentage

of shares

held.

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(b)

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

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 :—

SI.

No.

Name of Owner etc. whose member

of family is associated with another

paper.

Neme of the

member of the

family concerned

AddreES of the

member

ofthe

family.

Felaticnsrip with

the owner etc.

(ii)

SI.

No.

Name of the

member of family

Details of papers with

which connected.

Title,

Language,

periodicity

and place of

publication.

If the pa-

per is run

by a company

etc. the name

ofthe com-

pany etc.

Period of

Association

From

Capacity

in which

- associated.

Ifa share-

holder in t¹ e

company

etc. men-

tioned in

Col. 4,

percentage

of shares

held

8. Classification % (Nature of contents) ofthe

paper.

Signature ofthe Publisher

Name (in block letters)

Place

Date

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

SI.

No.

i .

2 .

Ownership type.

Company.

Firm

Society^.

Association. .

Trust

Category of persons in respect of whem information*

required.

. (a) Directors.

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

Partners.

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

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

Office bearers and members of the Managing body

Trustees.

@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

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

SI.

No.

Titie to the paper, its language

periodicity and place of pub-

lication.

Glazed

Gms.

Cims.

Consumption of Newsprint (in tonnes)

Rotogravure

Ungkzed

(imported)

Nepa

Total

REMARKS

Signature of the Publisher

Name in Block letters

Place

Date....

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

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SUBJECT: —Import Policy for Art Paper—Printing Pap:r excluding poster and stereo and all coated

papers but including art paper, all sorts vih'ch contain no mechanical wood pulp or in which

the mechanical wood pulp amounts to less than 70 par cent of the fibre content—(5. No.

l5lllV)—for

the year April 1972—March, 1973,

^No. *3-ITG

(Pf) 1973.—The import policy for Arc Paper (S. No. 157/IV) for

Uhe y=ar April i972~Mnrchi973J notified in Public Notice No. 53-ITC (PN)/72 dated the

n t h April, 1972 as arrundej pursuant to the Judgment of Their Lordships of the Supreme

•Court dated 30-10-72 is given in Atinexurc I to III to this Public Notice and shall be applicable

with effect from the 1st April, 1972.

ANNEXURE I

Part & Description

S.No. of

I.T.C.

Schedule

157/

Licensing Policy for Validity

Remarks

Authority

Established

importers licence

Printing

paper

CCI&E

excluding

poster

and stereo

and all

coated papers but in-

cluding art paper, all

•sorts which contain

no mechanical wood

pulp or in which the

mechanical wood pulp

amounts to less than

70 percent of the

fibre content.

Nil Twelv<

months

: I. A.U. for publishers and/or printers

of Newspapers and periodicals.

II. A.U. applications in ' J ' Form from

publishers

and/or

printers of news-

papers and periodicals for

art paper

will be submitted, in duplicate, and com-

plete in all respects,

through the Re-

gistrar of Newspapers for India.

Ministry

of Information and Broadcasting, New

Pelhi,

III. Grant of import licences for

Art

paper will be considered on the basis of

applications for the same received by the

Registrar of Newspapers for India not

later than the 1st September, 1972.

IV. (a) Licences for art paper for cover

pages and/or inside pages will be issued

only to those periodicals which were

granted licences for art paper for cover

pages and/or inside pages in 1971-72.

(«) Where art paper is licensed for cover

pages for

periodicals

printed

newsprint, the grammage per square

metre will not exceed 100 grammes for

periodicals having upto 100 pages per

publishing day and 135 grammes in

case where the number of pages ex-

ceed 100. A higher grammage may

be allowed, on the merits of each case

for cover

pages of periodicals prin-

ted

entirely on art paper.

The

decision of

Registrar of

News-

papers

for

India in this

behalf

shall be final.

pages and/or inside pages will

worked out on the basis of the number

of cover and/or inside pages published

on art paper and average circulation

during 1971-72, subject to a maximum

of the allocation made in 1971-72

in reBpect of imported and indi-

genous art

paper.

Chartered

Accountant's

Ccrtificato

l 8 0

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

[PARI I—SEC

in the form given in Annexurc III

to this Public Notice should be fur-

nished

in addition to Chartered Ac-

countants

Certificate

in the form

given

in Annexure II to this Public

Notice.

V. Licences for Art paper will be issued

on annual basis, subject to the conditions

prescribed for annual licences in the-

Red Book

for the year April 72—

March '73-

VI. If any Actual User is not in a position

import art paper against the licence-

issued the Actual User may apply for a

'letter of authority' in favour 0! the party

through whom it is desired to effect import,

provided such party holds quota certi-

bcate(s) for art paper or is the sole agent

of the foreign suppliers.

[PAST I—SEC. 1]

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA t^lRAOK_JNAP.Y

j8l

ANNEXURE II

Form uf C/mrtered Atxotmtam's Certificate regardirg Circulation etc., for the period April 1971-biarck 1972.

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

1. Name of Newspaper/Periodical

3- Language.

2^{. Place}^of^Publication

4- Periodicity.

'•&•'

Average numbrr of copies

printed monthwise per pub-

lishing day from 1-4-71 to

31-3-72.

Average number of copies

sold, men (ft-arise per pub-

lishing day from 1-4-71 to

31-3-72.

Average number of copies

distributed free, month-wise,

per publishing day (including

complimentary,

voucher,

exchange bonus, sample and

office copies) from 1-4- 71 to

31-3-72.

Average number of month-

wise unsold returns and other

copies printed, but not in-

clued in (6) and (c).

Average size of the page

tnontk-wise of the newspaperj

periodical in sq. inches from

1-4-71 to 31-3-72.

April

1971

May

1971

June

1971

July

1971

August

1971

Sept.

1971

Oct.

1971

Nov.

1971

Dec.

1971

Jan.

1972

Feb.

1972

March

1972

Average

for the

period

from

1-4-71

31-3-72

U -JHS—I J^vd]

AHVNiaHOVHlXH VIQMI dO HU.3ZVO HHX

^8J

if)

Average number of pages,

month-wise of the news-

paper/periodical per pub-

lishing day from 1-4-71 to

31-3-72.

•V Actual number of publish-

ing

days

month-tsise

from 1-4-71 10 31-3-72.

April

1971

May

1971

June

T97I

July

1971

August

1971

Sept.

1971

Oct.

1971

Nov.

1971

Dec.

1971

Jan.

1972

Feb.

1972

March

1972

Average

for the

period

from

I-4-7I

31-3-72

Signature of the Publisher

Date

CERTIFICATE OF THE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

I.^;We have examined the books and account of

•

—;

published

(name of the paper, language and periodicity)

from (Address)

•

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

eflect true and correct analysis of circulation, page size and number of publishing days for the period from 1-4-1971 to 31-3-197210 the best of my/our lnforma-

and belief and according to the explanation given to me/us by the books of account, etc.

Date

Signature

•

Stamp of the Chartered Accountant.

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

•———

2. Registration No.

3. Address

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, f month wise average circulation exceeds 2jOoo copies. If the

monthwisc average circulation is 2.000 copies or below, particulars in the above annexure should be fumisiied under the signature of the Publisher^

Il^JA*r I—Src. 1]

THE GAZETTE OP INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

t ^{8 3}

ANNEXURE III

Statement showing conBumption of art paper for the publication of—-—

—

•'Ti I- 't t'i: -JttiT, 1 n;.njJ ard pirn.tfcity and place of publication) during the licensing

period April 1971—March 1972

v! To be Typed on t)ic letter head of the Chartered

Accountant.

Serial

No.

GtaTimage of art

pip:r

Imported

quantity

(in tonnes)

Vtluc

(in RO

Indigenous

Quantity

(in tonnes)

Value

(in Rs.)

Placo ———

_ _ _ ,

Signature of publisher—•

Dale

—— _—.——.__,_—

Name in Block Iciiers ———

•

CERTIFICATE BY CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT

I/We—'——:

,_,—.——.—^-w—._-__.—,„registered Charteied Accountant of—.

—• —• —' —-1 —' —1—•

• —•—••—•—1—•—• —•—

(full address) do hereby solemnly declare tha

J/We have examined the books and records of

•

•—•

—.

Title of ilie puper ,

—'—'

•——

'—•——

published

frorr.

•

language and periodicity)

(Address)

for the psrioij from 1st April 1971 to 31st March,i972 and certify that to the beat of my/our

information and belief and according to explanation given ro me/us the statement sciforth above

reflects

truly a i d correctly 1 he conmimpiion of imported and indigenous ail paper

during

the aforesaid period for the publication of the aforesaid paper,

F.ivihcr 0; t i f W thit the average number of pijes for which consumption of Art Paprr as

abvive has b:en claimed arc included/not included in the information furnished in Ar.t.txrvc II

Date

—

' ' •

Signature ——

——

Stamp of the Chartered Accountant

1 Name aid signature of the person who haB signed the Certificate

—

——

2 Registration No.

>—»——•—•—• •—•

N.B.—The Chartered Accountants 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 nverage circulation exceeds 2,000 copies. If the month-

wise average circulation is 2,000

copies or below,

particulars in the above

annexure should be furnished under the signature of the Publisher.

[PART I—SEC. 1]

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

192/1

Subject;—Import P >l^:cy for the year Apiil I9725 March 197?.

No. 24 ITC(PN)/73,—Attention of Importers is invited to import policy as contained in the

Import Trade Control Policy (Red Book-Vol. I) for the April 1972—March 1973 period.

2. The following amendments shall be made at appropriate places in the Import Trade

Control Policy (Red Book—Vol. I) for the period April 1972—March 1973:—

Page No.of

the Red Book

Reference

(Vol. I)

Section II, S.No.i7(bVlI,

column 4, remark (I), item

(6).

Section II., S.No. 45(dV'II—

Rcfiistance wire.

Section II, S.N0.130/IV—

Essential oils, synthetic.

Section II S. No. 248W/IV,

Column 4, remark (1), item

No. (») Soft Capillary tubing

for manufacture of indus-

trial,

medical and general

thermometers.

Section II, S. No. 248(c)/lVJ

column 4, remark (1).

Section II, S. No. 41 uO'V,

column 4, remark (2).

Details of amendments

Par the existing description "Bi-metal strips] of

all varieties mclu ling

ferrous and non-ferrous

combine lions for electrical and au if mobile indus-

tries."

Read " (b) Bi-metal strips of all compositions

including

ferrous and non-ferrous com-

binations for

ihermo-sfatic/lhermo-clectric

purposes and automobile industries. "

(Import of this item will be allowed to actual users

up to 50 per cent of the face value of the licence.)

1 he import of this item will be allowed to actual

users upto 10 per cent of the face value of the

licence or Rs, 5,000/- whichever is less.

The import of this item will be allowed to actual

users upto 25 per cent of the face value

of the

licence orRs. 10,000/- whichever is less.

The import of this item will be allowed to actual

users upto 50 per cent of the face value of the

licence.

The following new item may be deemed to have

been inserted as S. No. (vi):—

(vi) Bulb glass tubing."

(The import of this item will be allowed to actun

users upto 10 per cent of the face value of the

licence.)

The existing remark may be deemed to have been

substituted by the following :—

"(2) A. U. for import of rubber thread upto

60 gauge of heat resisting quality. **

I92/2

THE G^ZETTF OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY

[PART I—Sue. 1]

Page No .of

the Red Book

Reference

(Vol. I)

172

188

196

[97

197

198

Section II, S. No. 93-94 (j)/V,

column 4.

Section II, Part V

Section III, S, No. 22, 31/V,

column

2, item—Methyl

Ethyl Kctone peroxide.

Section V, Appendix 19,

Annexure 5, List A.

Section V, Annexure to Ap-

pendix 24 (Part B),List I

Section V, Appendix

28,

Paragraph 4, list of canalised

item a—

item No. 29

Section

V, Appendix 28^

List II.

Section V, Appendix 28,

List

II.

Section V,

Appendix 28,

List IIj Item—Magnesium

carbonate light and mag-

nesium insulating materials.

Section V,

Appendix

28,

List II item—Sodium Tri-

polyphosphate.

Details of

amendments

The following new remark may [be deemed to

have been

inserted:—

'(3) A. U. for import of dies for tooth mould

electro formed for manufacture of artificial

teeth".

Below S. No,

122

(xliv)/Vj

the

following

entries may be deemed to have been inserted

under the respective columns :—

I22(xlv)

Petroleum

Nil. A.U. for import

coke

of raw

petroleum

coke.

The description of this item may be deemed

have been amended to read as under:—

" Ethyl Methyl ketone".

The following item appearing at S. No, 3 may

be deemed to have been deleted :—

Scientific or Knglish

Ayurvcdic

and

name of the crude

Unani name

of the

drug.

crude drug

Corallium

rebrum

Pravala Munga

Marjan.

Broken coral reeds.

The existing description of item No. 3 may be

deemed to have been substituted by the fol-

lowing :—

"Aceto Acet Ortho Toluidide".

For the existing

description " Methyl Ethyl ke-

tone

peroxide".

Read " Methyl Ethyl ketone ".

The following item may be deemed to have been

inserted at the

appropriate place ;—

"Ammonium

Thiocyanate (also

known as

Ammonium

Sulphocyanidcj

Thiocyanate

Rhodanide and Rhodanatum".

(The import of this item will be allowed to actua

users upto 10 per cent of the face value of the

licence).

The following item may be deemed to have been

inserted at the appropriate place:—

" Methyl Ethyl ketone peroxide ".

(The import of this item will be allowed to actua

users upto 2 £ per cent of the face value of the

licence or Rs.

2,500 whichever is less).

The import of magnesium oxide minimum 97 per-

cent will be allowed to actual users upto 20 per

cent of the face value of the licence.

The import of this item will be allowed to actual

users to the extent of 50 per cent of the face value

of the licence.