Press Council Act, 1978
2.Definitions.-
In this Act, unless the context otherwise
requires,-
(a) "Chairman" means the chairman of
the council;
(b) "Council means the Press council of
India established under section 4;
(c) "member" means a member of the
council and includes its chairman ;
(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by
rules made under this Act;
(e) the expressions "editor" and
"newspaper" have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the
Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 (25 of 1867) and the expression
"working journalist" has the meaning assigned to it in the working
Journalists and other Newspaper employees (Conditions of Service) and
Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1955 (45 of 1955).