Monday, August 31, 2020

Media laws list

First Press Regulation 1799
Metcalfe Act-XI 1835
Gagging Act-1857
The Indian Penal Code-1860
The Press and Registration of Books Act-1867
Sea Customs Act-1878
Vernacular Press Act-1878

The Dramatic Perfomances Act-1978
The Indian Telegraph Act-1885

Indian Official Secrets Act of 1889
The Indian Post Office Act-1898
Criminal Law Amendment Act-1908
Newspapers (Incitement to Offences) 1908
India Press Act-1910
The Prevention of Seditious Meetings Act-1911

Design Act- 1911

Protection against Disaffection Act-1922
Official Secrets Act-1923  

Press Emergency Act Powers-1931 

The Foreign Relations Act-1932 

Indian States (Protection) Act-1934

Drugs and Cosmetics Act-1940

Pharmacy Act-1948

Drugs Control Act-1950



Press Objectionable Act- 1951

The Cinematograph Act- 1952

Delivery of Books & Newspapers (Public and Libraries) Act- 1954
Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisement) Act-1954

Prize Competition Act-1955
Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act-1956
Young Persons (Harmful Publication) Act-1956


Registration of Newspapers In India- 1956
Copyright Act-1957
The Working Journalist Act-1958

Trade Mark Act-1958
Defense of India Act-1962
Press Council of India Act-1965/66

Press Council Act-1970


Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act- 1969/70

Patent Act-1970
Contempt of Court Act-1971

The Code of Criminal Procedure Act- 1973/74

Finance Act- 1978


The Indecent Representation of Woman Prohibition Act-1986

Prasar Bharti Act-1990


The Cable Television Network Regulation Act- 1995


Information Technology Act- 2000


Right to Information Act- 2005

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