The new Press and Registration of Periodicals Act, 2023, has come into force and the old Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, now stands repealed.
The Centre has notified the new law and the associated rules in its official gazette. Accordingly, the Act is effective from March 1.
The registration of newspapers and periodicals has moved online in the Press Sewa Portal, while the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) has been renamed as the Press Registrar General of India (PRGI), said the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry on Saturday.