Jammu and Kashmir Government Gazette Act, 1945 (1888 A. D.)
No: 12 Dated: Mar, 14 1945
THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, ACT 1945 (1888 A. D.)
( Act No. XII of Samvat 1945)
[Sanctioned by His Highness the Maharaja Sahib Bahadur in Council on 14th Phagan, 1945.]
Whereas it is expedient for the better administration to start the publication of Government Gazette within the State, His Highness in Council is pleased to command as follows :–
1. Title:– This Gazette shall be called the Jammu and Kashmir Government Gazette.
2. Day of publication:– It shall be published every week on Monday unless the Government fix any other day in this behalf
3. What it will contain:– There shall be published in the Gazette all Aims and Orders relating thereto duly passed by the Government, all Departmental Orders, Notifications and Circulars, appointments of Gazetted Officers and their transfers, leaves, dismissal and suspension.
4. Parts of the Gazette:– This Gazette will have as many parts as necessary.
5. Responsibility of Officer-in-charge of Press:– The Officerin-Charge of the Press, shall be responsible for the proper and timely publication of the matters pertaining to each department and for the correct reproduction of every order printed therein.
6. Charges for publication of Civil Court notices:– The notices issued by the Civil Courts in pursuance of the provisions of the law in force may be published subject to the payment of the charges at the rate of twelve naya paise per line per insertion or at such rate as may be determined by the Government from time to time. The charges shall be realised by the Civil Courts from the person at whose request a notice is issued and amount realised shall be remitted to the Superintendant Press.
7. Private publications:– Any member of the public may, on an application to the Officer-in-Charge of Press, get his advertisements published on payment of the charges at the rate of twelve naya paisa per line per insertion or at such rate as may be determined from time to time.
8. Officers to whom Gazette shall be supplied free:– Copies of the Government Gazette shall be supplied free of charge to such officers and departments as the Government may direct.
9. Annual subscription:– Any person may subscribe to the Government Gazette on payment of subscription charges at a rate to be determined by the Government from time to time.
10. Publication of Government orders:– All orders on the annual reports of Departments of the State passed by the Government, shall be published in the Government Gazette, if their publication is sanctioned by the Government.