HISTORY
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Question
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Indian Press act, 1910
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Newspaper Act, 1908
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Both A & B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -(Incitement to Offence) Act of 1908 and the Indian Press Act, 1910 were repealed. provisions of the Act of 1910 were incorporated into the Criminal Procedure Code of 1898 and Sea Customs Act of 1878. affect political literature upto the dawn of the Indian Independence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lord Minto II, the Viceroy of India implemented the Indian Press Act of 1910 on 9th February, Section 12(1) of the Act empowered the Local Governments to issue warrants against any newspaper or book which contained seditious matters, were to be forfeited to his majesty.
Detailed explanation-3: -1799: Governor-General Richard Wellesley enacted the Censorship of Press Act, 1799 to stop the French from publishing anything against the British. This act brought all the newspapers under Government scrutiny before their publication.