The Act is officially known as the Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023. It came into force on March 1, 2024. 

The Act extends to the entire territory of India. 

The Act received the President's assent on December 28, 2023, and was notified on December 29, 2023, in the Official Gazette. 

In the context of the Act, "notification" means a notification published in the Gazette of India or the Official Gazette of a State. The expression "notify", with its grammatical variation and cognate expressions, shall be construed accordingly. 

The "Press Registrar General" is an official appointed by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 5. 

The Act defines a "newspaper" as a periodical of loose-folded sheets, usually printed on newsprint, and brought out daily or at least once a week, containing information on current events, public news, or comments on public news. 

A "periodical" is any publication, including a newspaper, which is published and printed at regular intervals, containing public news or comments on public news. However, it does not include a book or a journal of scientific, technical, and academic nature. 

"Publication" means newspapers, magazines, journals, or newsletters printed periodically and published in India. It includes reproduction in electronic form or any syndication, facsimile edition, for public distribution or access. 

A "facsimile edition" of a periodical means an exact reproduction of the original edition of a foreign publication in English or an Indian language included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. 

According to the Act, a "journal" means a periodical publication, other than a magazine, which primarily carries academic, scientific, or technical content related to a particular discipline or profession.