9. Copies of books printed after commencement of Act to be delivered gratis to
Government.—Printed 3
*** copies of the whole of every book which shall be printed 4
***in
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[India] after this Act shall come into force, together with all maps, prints or other engravings
belonging thereto, finished and coloured in the same manner as the best copies of the same,
shall, notwithstanding any agreement (if the book be published) between the printer and
publisher thereof, be delivered by the printer at such place and to such officer as the State
Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, from time to time direct, and free of
expense to the Government, as follows, that is to say :—
(a)in any case, within one calendar month after the day on which any such book shall first be
delivered out of the press, one such copy, and
(b)if within one calendar year from such day the State Government shall require the printer to
deliver other such copies not exceeding two in number, then within one calendar month after the day
1. Subs. by Act 37 of 1978, s. 27, for certain words.
2. Subs. by Act 10 of 1890, s. 4, for Part III.
3 The words “or lithographed” omitted by Act 55 of 1955, s. 9 (w.e.f. 1-7-1956).
4. Subs. by Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Schedule, for “the States”.
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on which any such requisition shall be made by the State Government on the printer, another such
copy, or two other such copies, as the State Government may direct,
the copies so delivered being bound, sewed or stitched together and upon the best paper on which any
copies of the book shall be printed 1
***.
The publisher or other person employing the printer shall, at a reasonable time before the
expiration of the said month, supply him with all maps, prints and engravings finished and coloured
as aforesaid, which may be necessary to enable him to comply with the requirements aforesaid.
Nothing in the former part of this section shall apply to—
(i) any second or subsequent edition of a book in which edition no additions or
alterations either in the letter-press or in the maps, prints or other engravings belonging to
the book have been made, and a copy of the first or some preceding edition of which book
has been delivered under this Act, or
(ii) any2
[newspaper] published in conformity with the rules laid down in section 5 of this Act.
10. Receipt for copies delivered under section 9.—The officer to whoma copy of a book is
delivered under the last foregoing section shall give to the printer a receipt in writing therefor.
11. Disposal of copies delivered under section 9.—Thecopy delivered pursuant to clause (a)of the
first paragraph of section 9 of this Act shall be disposed of as the State Government shall from time to
time determine.
Any copy or copies delivered pursuant to clause (b)of the said paragraph shall
be3
[transmitted to the Central Government].]
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[11A. Copies of newspapers printed in India to be delivered gratisto Government.—The printer
of every newspaper in 5
[India] shall deliver at such place and to such officer as the State Government
may, by notification in the Official Gazette, direct, and free of expense to the Government, two copies of
each issue of such newspaper as soon as it is published.]
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[11B. Copies of newspapers to be delivered to Press Registrar.—Subject to -
any rules that may be
be made under this Act, the publisher of every newspaper in India shall deliver free of expense to thePress
Registrar one copy of each issue of such newspaper as soon as it is published.]