 the newsp aper (price and page) continuance bill, 1961(as introduced in lok sabha on 28th apgust, 19<>1)  the newspaper (price and page) continuance bill, 1¢1 (as introduced in lok sabha)a bill to continue tile newspaper (price and page) act 1956 be it enacted by parliament in the twelfth year of the republic of india as follows:-1 this act may be called the newspaper (price and page) con- short tide tinuance act, 1961 5 z in section 1 of the newspaper (price and page) act, 1956, ame~ent of sectton i sub-section (3) shall be omitted  , statement of objects and reasonsthe newspaper (price and page) act, 1956, which was enacted in pursuance of recommendations ()f the press commissioll, seeks to provide for the regul~ltion of the price charged for newspapers in relation to their pages and of matters connected therewith under section 1 (3) of the act, it will cease to have effect on september 6, 1961 the a:ct enables the central government to make an order providing for the regulation of the prices charged for newspapers in relation, to their maximum or minimum number of pages, sizes or areas and for the space to be allotted for' advertising matter in relation to other matters therein the daily newspaper (price and ~ge) order, 1960, was accordingly issued on october 24, 1960 before it could come into force, the validity of the act and the order were cpallenged in the supreme court, which stayed their enforcement the supreme court's decision on the petition has yet to be announced the conditions under which the above legislation was enacted still obtain imd there has been no opportunity even to watch its effect because it has really yet to come into operation the bill, therefore, seeks to continue the life of the newspaper (price ,nd page) act, 1956 b v keskar "new delhi; the 25th august, 1961  annexureextract from the newspaper (price and page) act, 1956 (45 of 1956) - - - 1 (1) t:ttis act may be called the newspaper (price and page) short title, a t 1956 extent and c ,  duration (2) it extends to the whole of india except the state of jammu and kashmir 10 of 1897 (3) it shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of five years from its commencement except as respects things done or omitted to be done before the expiration thereof, and section 6 of the generrl clauses act, 1897, shall apply on the expiry of this act as if it had then been repealed by a central act  - - - a bill to continue the newspaper (price and page) act, 1956 (dr b v keskar, minister of information and broadcasttng) 