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(2) The correction shall be published , within three days, of the date of
receipt of the request, in case of a daily newspaper, or in the first issue,
in case of any other newspaper.
(3) Publication of correction may be refused, where the :(a)
request is presented, sixty days after the date of publication;
(b)
correction involves affecting the rights, or sanctities of others;
(c)
correction has previously been published,
(d)
characteristic of commercial promotion, or advertisement
prevails over the correction;
(e)
correction including contravention of the provisions of the law.
(4) The Council may inflict any of the sanctions; provided for in this Act, in
case of the newspaper refraining from publishing the correction, after its
being bound by the Council to publish the same, without affecting the
legal rights of the aggrieved person.
The conditions to be satisfied
by the press publisher
30.
A press publisher shall be a natural, or corporate person; and shall enjoy
the necessary competence and experience.
Duties of a publisher
31.
Every press publisher shall :(a)
allocate a certain percentage of the funds of the press
institution, to spend on training ;provided that the Council
shall specify such percentage, in the Presswork (Promotion)
Regulation;
(b)
approve remunerative terms of service, for the journalists
working at the press institution, as to such just standards ,
as may be governed by the Labour Act, 1997, or any other
law;