GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
ACT 1945
(Act No. XII of Svt. 1945)
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THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, ACT 1945 (1888 A. D.)
( Act No. XII of Samvat 1945)
CONTENTS
Preamble.
Section
1. Title.
2. Day of publication.
3. What it will contain.
4. Parts of the Gazette.
5. Responsibility of Officer-in-charge of Press.
6. Charges for publication of Civil Court notices.
Section.
7. Private publications.
8. Officers to whom Gazette shall be supplied free.
9. Annual subscription.
10. Publication of Government orders.
11. Presumption Proof.
12. Government to frame rules.
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GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ACT, 1945 469
[Translated from original in Urdu Published in Government Gazette dated 2nd Assuj, 1946]
THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR GOVERNMENT
GAZETTE, ACT 1945 (1888 A. D.)
( Act No. XII of Samvat 1945)
[Sanctioned by His Highness the Maharaja Sahib Bahadur in Council on 14th Phagan, 1945].
Whereas it is expedient for the better administration to start the publication of Government Gazette within the State, His Highness in Council is pleased to command as follows :--
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6. Charges for publication of Civil Court notices.--1[The notices issued by the Civil Courts in pursuance of the provisions of the law in force may be published subject to the payment of the charges at the rate of2[twelve naya paise per line per insertion or at such rate as may be determined by the Government from time to time]. The charges shall be realised by the Civil Courts from the person at whose request a notice is issued and amount realised shall be remitted to the Superintendant Press.
7. Private publications.--1[Any member of the public may, on an application to the Officer-in-Charge of Press, get his advertisements pub- lished on payment of the charges at the rate of3[twelve naya paisa per line per insertion or at such rate as may be determined from time to time].
8. Officers to whom Gazette shall be supplied free.--3[Copies of the Government Gazette shall be supplied free of charge to such officers and departments as the Government may direct].
9. Annual subscription.--4[Any person may subscribe to the Gov- ernment Gazette on payment of subscription charges at a rate to be deter- mined by the Government from time to time].
10. Publication of Government orders.--All orders on the annual reports of4[Departments of the State passed by5[the Government,] shall be published in the Government Gazette, if their publication is sanctioned by 5 [the Government].
11. Presumption Proof.--Every entry in the Gazette shall be presumed to have been made under the orders of a competent authority. An order published in the Gazette may be proved to have been issued by the production of a copy of the Gazette in which it may be found printed.
12. Government to frame rules.--The6[Government] shall frame proper rules for the regular publication of the Gazette. 7 [x x x x].
1. For present rates see Finance Department Notification No. 21 dated 4th July, 1927, pub- lished in Government Gazette dated 10th Sawan, 1984.
2 . Substituted ibid for annas 2 per line per insertion.
3. Section 8 substituted ibid.
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