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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… Read More

A "periodical" is any publication, including a newspaper, which is published and printed at regular intervals, containing public news or comments on public news.

"Publication" means newspapers, magazines, journals, or newsletters printed periodically and published in India.

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… Read More

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… Read More

"Publishing" means the process of making a work available to the public by issuing or causing to be issued the copies thereof or in any other manner, whether for a price or free of charge.

A "publisher" is a person responsible for publishing a periodical. 

A "printer" is the owner or keeper of a printing press.

A "keeper" is a person who manages the day-to-day operations of a printing press, and the owner of which is a non-individual entity, such as a company.