GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Home
Home—General Division
Office of the Collector, North Goa District
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Order
No. MCMC/Bye-Ele/Misc/2017
It is hereby made known to the Editors of print
media/electronic media and social media that the
Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, by its interim Order
dated 02-04-2004 passed in SLP(Civil) No. 6679/2004
(Ministry of Information and Broadcasting V/s. M/s.
Gemini TV and others), in substitution of the order
under challenge, had directed as below:-
a) No cable operator or TV channel shall telecast
any advertisement, which does not conform to
the law of the country and which offends the
morality, decency and susceptibility of
views or which is shocking, disgusting and
revolting;
b) The telecast shall be monitored by the Election
Commissioner of India;
c) The question as to whether the expenditure
incurred by the candidate on inserting such
advertisement should or should not be
included, shall be considered by the committee
to be appointed in this regard; and
d) The Election Commissioner of India shall
lay down the modalities whether such
advertisements are in conformity with law.
Panaji, 7th August, 2017 (Sravana 16, 1939)
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Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]
In order to preview, scrutinize and verify all
advertisements by individual contesting
candidates or political parties or organisation/
/association, before it is inserted in the electronic
media, in terms of Hon’ble Supreme Court Order
dated 13th April, 2004 in SLP (Civil) No. 6679/2004
and ECI’s subsequent Order No. 509/75/2004/
/J.S.-I dated 15th April, 2004, a Media Certification
and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) of North Goa
District has been constituted by the District
Magistrate and District Election Officer, North Goa
District vide Order No. 1-7/2017/DEO/ELN dated
29-07-2017 for the purpose of previewing,
scrutinizing and verifying all advertisements by
individual contesting candidates or political
parties or organization/association, before it is
inserted in the electronic media.
Every registered National and State Political Party
and every contesting candidate proposing to issue
advertisements on print media/electronic media/
/social media and television channels will have to
apply pre-certification of advertisements to the
Media Certification and Monitoring Committee
(MCMC) of North Goa District in Annexure “A”
(Application for Certification of Advertisement) not
later than 3 days prior to the date of the proposed
commencement of the telecast of such adver-
tisement. In case of any other person or unregistered
political parties, they will have to apply in writing
in Annexure “A” to the MCMC not later than 7 days
prior to the date of the telecast. Such application
shall be accompanied by two copies of the proposed
advertisement in electronic form alongwith the duly
attested transcript thereof. In case of earlier, the
application shall be disposed within two days of its
receipt and in case of later, the application shall be
disposed within 3 days of its receipt.
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The application for certification shall contain
following details:
I. The cost of production of the advertisement;
II. The approximate cost of proposed telecast of
such advertisement on a television channel or
cable network with the break-up of number of
insertions and rate proposed to be charged
for each such insertion;
III. It shall also contain a statement whether the
advertisement inserted is for the benefit
of the prospects of the election of a
candidate(s)/parties;
IV. If the advertisement is issued by any person
other than a political party or a candidate,
that person shall state on oath that it is not
for the benefit of the political party or a
candidate and that the said advertisement has
not been sponsored or commissioned or paid
for by any political party or a candidate;
V. A statement that all the payments shall be
made by way of cheque or demand draft.
The MCMC will scrutinize the applications
received and if the committee is of the opinion
that the proposed advertisement is fit for telecast
as per the guidelines prescribed by the Hon’ble
Supreme Court of India, than the committee shall
issue the certificate of advertisement for telecast in
Annexure “B”. After obtaining the certificate in
Annexure “B”, the applicant shall produce the
same before the print media/electronic media/
/social media for telecasting the proposed
advertisement.
All the Editors of print media/electronic
media/social media and television channels are
directed to obtain certificate in Annexure “B”
issued by the Media Certification and Monitoring
Committee (MCMC) before telecasting any
advertisement from any individual and daily
report of such advertisement shall be submitted to
the undersigned without fail.
Failure to comply with above directions, stern
action will be initiated against the violators under
the Representation of People Act and penal
provisions.
For strict compliance.
Panaji, 7th August, 2017.— The District
Magistrate & DEO, North Goa District, Nila
Mohanan, IAS.
Annexure - A
APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT
I.
(i) Name and full address of the applicant
:
(ii) Whether the advertisement is by a political
party/contesting candidate/any other person/
/group of persons/association/organization/
/Trust (give the name)
:
(iii) (a) In case of political party, the status of
the party (whether recognized National/
/State/unrecognized party)
:
(b) In case of a candidate, name of the
Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency
from where contesting
:
(iv) Address of Headquarters of political party/
/group or body of persons/association/
/organization/Trust
:
(v) Channels/cable networks on which the
advertisement is proposed to be telecast
:
(vi) (a) Is the advertisement for the benefit of
prospects of election of any candidate(s)
:
(b) If so, give the name(s) of such
candidate(s) with full address and
name(s) of Constituency(ies)
:
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(vii) Date of submission of the advertisement
:
(viii) Language(s) used in the advertisement
(advertisement is to be submitted with
two copies in electronic form alongwith
a duly attested transcript)
:
(ix) Title of advertisement
:
(x) Cost of production of the advertisement
:
(xi) Approximate cost of proposed telecast
with the break-up of number of insertions
and rate proposed for each such insertion :
(xii) Total expenditure involved (in Rupees)
:
II.
I, Shri/Smt. ____________________________________, s/o/d/o/w/o _________________________, (full
address) ___________________________________, undertake that all payments related to the production
and telecast of this advertisement will be made by way of cheque/demand draft.
Place:
Date:
Signature of the applicant
III.
(Applicable for advertisement by a person/persons, other than a political party or
a candidate)
I, Shri/Smt. ______________________________________, s/o/d/o/w/o _________________________
(full address) ___________________________________, hereby state and affirm that the advertisement(s)
submitted herewith is not for the benefit of any political party or any candidate and that this
advertisement(s) has/have not been sponsored/commissioned or paid for by any political party or a
candidate.
Place:
Date:
Signature of applicant
Annexure - B
CERTIFICATION OF ADVERTISEMENT FOR TELECAST
I.
(i)
Name and address of the applicant/political
:
party/candidate/person/group of persons/
/association/organization/Trust
:
(ii)
Title of advertisement
:
(iii)
Duration of advertisement
:
(iv)
Language(s) used in advertisement
:
(v)
Date of submission of advertisement
:
(vi)
Date of certification for telecast
:
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II.
Certified that the above advertisement is fit for telecast as per the guidelines prescribed by the
Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
Signature of Chairperson/
/Members of Committee/
Designated Officer
Place:
_____________________
Date:
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