THE WORKING JOURNALISTS AND OTHER NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES (CONDITIONS OFSERVICE) AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1955

ACT NO. 45 OF 1955 · Enacted on [20th December, 1955.]

CHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY

• Section 1. Short title and extent.
• Section 2. Definitions.

CHAPTER II — WORKING JOURNALISTS

• Section 3. Act 14 of 1947 to apply to working journalists.
• Section 4. Special provisions in respect of certain cases of retrenchment.
• Section 5. Payment of gratuity.
• Section 5A. Nomination by working journalist.
• Section 6. Hours of work.
• Section 7. Leave.
• Section 8. Fixation or revision of rates of wages.
• Section 9. Procedure for fixing and revising rates of wages.
• Section 10. Recommendation by Board.
• Section 11. Powers and procedure of the Board.
• Section 12. Powers of Central Government to enforce recommendations of the Wage Board.
• Section 13. Working journalists entitled to wages at rates not less than those specified in the order.
• Section 13A. Power of Government to fix interim rates of wages.
• Section 13AA. Constitution of Tribunal for fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of working journalists.

CHAPTER IIA — NON-JOURNALIST NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES

• Section 13B. Fixation or revision of rates of wages of non-journalist newspaper employees.
• Section 13C. Wage Board for fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of non-journalist newspaper employees.
• Section 13D. Application of certain provisions.
• Section 13DD. Constitution of Tribunal for fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of non-journalist newspaper employees.

CHAPTER III — APPLICATION OF CERTAIN ACTS TO NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES

• Section 14. Act 20 of 1946 to apply to newspaper establishments.
• Section 15. Act 19 of 1952 to apply to newspaper establishments.

CHAPTER IV — MISCELLANEOUS

• Section 16. Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act.
• Section 16A. Employer not to dismiss, discharge, etc., newspaper employees.
• Section 17. Recovery of money due from an employer.
• Section 17A. Maintenance of registers, records, and muster-rolls.
• Section 17B. Inspectors.
• Section 18. Penalty.
• Section 19. Indemnity.
• Section 19A. Defects in appointments not to invalidate acts.
• Section 19B. Saving.
• Section 20. Power to make rules.
• Section 21. [Repealed.]

Footnotes

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• 1. Extended to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 11 of 1963, s. 3 and the Schedule and to Pondicherry by Act 26 of 1968, s. 3 andthe Schedule.
• 2. Subs. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 2, for “Working Journalists”
• 3. The words “except the State of Jammu and Kashmir” omitted by Act 51 of 1970, s. 2 and the Schedule.
• 4. Subs. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 3, for clause (a).
• 5. Ins. by Act 31 of 1989, s. 2 (retrospectively).
• 6. Ins. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 3.

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• 1. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 2 (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).
• 2. Ins. by Act 31 of 1989, s. 2 (retrospectively).
• 3. Subs. by Act 36 of 1981, s. 2, for “who is employed as such in, or in relation to, any newspaper establishment”(w.e.f. 13-8-1980).

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• 1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1952, s. 3, for section 5 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).

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• 1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 4, for sections 8 to 13 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
• 2. Subs. by Act 34 of 1996, s. 2, for “two persons” (w.e.f. 28-9-1996).
• 3. Subs. by s. 2, ibid., for “three independent persons” (w.e.f. 28-9-1996).

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• 1. The Explanation added by Act 31 of 1989, s. 3.

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• 1. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 3. (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).
• 2. Ins. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 4.

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• 1. Subs. by Act 34 of 1996, s. 3, for “two persons” (w.e.f. 28-9-1996).
• 2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “three independent persons” (w.e.f. 28-9-1996).
• 3. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 4 (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).

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• 1. Subs. by Act 99 of 1976, s. 17, for “and Family Pension Fund” (w.e.f. 1-8-1976).
• 2. Ins. by Act 36 of 1981, s. 3 (w.e.f. 13-8-1980).
• 3. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 5, for section 17 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).

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• 1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 6, for sub-section (1) (w.e.f. 15-1-1993).

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• 1. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 5 (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).
• 2. Ins. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 7 (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
• 3. Ins. by s. 8, ibid. (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
• 4. Subs. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 5.
• 5. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 9, for clauses (d), (e) and (f) (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
• 6. Ins. by Act 6 of 1979, s. 6 (w.e.f. 31-1-1979).

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• 1. Subs. by Act 65 of 1962, s. 9, for sub-section (3) (w.e.f. 15-1-1963).
• 2. Subs. by Act 60 of 1974, s. 6, for “or in two successive sessions”.
• 3. Subs. by s. 6, ibid., for “in which it is so laid or the session immediately following”.

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• 1. Ins. by Act 31 of 1989, s. 4.