Section - 8. New declaration by persons who have signed a declaration and subsequently ceased to be printers or publishers

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[If any person has subscribed to any declaration in respect of a newspaper under section 5 and the declaration has been authenticated by a Magistrate under section 6 and subsequently that person ceases to be the printer or publisher of the newspaper mentioned in such declaration, he shall appear before any District, Presidency or Sub-divisional Magistrate, and make and subscribe in duplicate the following declaration:- "I, A. B., declare that I have ceased to be the printer or publisher or printer and publisher of the newspaper entitled-"
 

Authentication and filing
Each original of the latter declaration shall be authenticated by the signature and seal of the Magistrate before whom the said latter declaration shall have been made, and one original of the said latter declaration shall be filed along with each original of the former declaration.

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 Ins. by Act 14, of 1922, s. 3 and Sch. I.
 2 Subs. by s. 4 and Sch. I, ibid., for "periodical work".
 Subs. by S. 3 and Sch.I, ibid., for "periodical work".
 4 Subs. by Act 55 of 1955, s. 8, for the first paragraph (w.e.f. 1-7-1956).
 8 Subs. by Act 26 of 1960, s. 3, for the fourth paragraph (w.e.f. 1-10-1960) which was ins. by Act 55 of 1955, s. 7
 (w.e.f. 1-17-1956).
 
Inspection and supply of copies
The Officer-in-charge of each original of the latter declaration shall allow any person applying to
inspect that original on payment of a fee of one rupee, and shall give to any person applying a copy of
the said latter declaration, attested by the seal of the Court having custody of the original, on payment
of a fee of two rupees.
 

Putting copy in evidence
In all trials in which a copy, attested as is aforesaid, of the former declaration shall have been put
in evidence, it shall be lawful to put in evidence a copy, attested as is aforesaid, of the latter
declaration, and the former declaration shall not be taken to be evidence that the declarant was, at nay
period subsequent to the date of the latter declaration, printer or publisher of the 3
 [newspaper] therein mentioned.

[A copy of the latter declaration attested by the official seal of the Magistrate shall be forwarded
to the Press Registrar.] 

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