Section 9. Power to make rules as to registered newspapers

9. Power to make rules as to registered newspapers.— (1) The Central Government may make rules providing for the registration of newspapers for transmission by inland post as registered newspapers. (2) For the purpose of such registration, every publication, consisting wholly or in great part of political or other news, or of articles relating thereto or to other current topics, with or without — advertisements, shall be deemed a newspaper, subject to the following conditions, namely: (a) that it is published in numbers at intervals of not more than thirty-one days; and - (b) that it has a bona fide list of subscribers. (3) An extra or supplement to a newspaper, bearing the same date as the newspaper and transmitted therewith, shall be deemed to be part of the newspaper: Provided that no such extra or supplement shall be so deemed unless it consists wholly or in great part of matter like that of the newspaper and has the title and date of publication of the newspaper printed at the top of each page. Explanation . — Nothing in this section or in the rules there under shall be construed to render it compulsory to send newspapers by the inland post. 9. See the Revenue Recovery Act, 1890 (1 of 1890). 10. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for "the Crown" which had been subs. titled by the A.O. 1937, for "the Secretary of State for India in Council". 11. Ins. by Act 3 of 1912, s. 8. (e) any wrong payment or delay in payment of a money order beyond the limits of[1] [India] by an officer of any Post Office, not being one established by the Central Government.) [ CHAPTER X .— PENLTIES AND PROCEDURE ] Omitted by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment Of Provisions ) Act , 2023 (18 of 2023) s. 2 and Schedule ( w.e.f. 29-12-2023).