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Bare acts > Press Council (Procedure for Nomination of Members) Rules, 1978 > Rule 4
 
  


 

4. Procedure for nomination of members.- From out of the panels of names recommended by the associations or, as the case may be, the associations and news agencies, under rule 3 the nomination of the members referred to in clause (a), (b) and (c) of sub-section (3) of section 5, shall, subject to the provisions of that sub-section, be made in accordance with the following procedure, namely :

(1). such person or persons as have been recommended by all the respective associations or, as the case may be, news agencies shall first be nominated under clause (a), clause (b) or clause (c) of that sub-section:

Provided that if the number of persons so recommended exceeds the requisite number of members to be nominated in each of the categories, the requisite number shall be nominated by draw of lots from the persons so recommended;

(2). Where, after following the procedure specified in clause (1), the requisite number of members to be nominated under clause (a), clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 5 could not be nominated, such person or persons as have been recommended by more than one association or news agency, but not by all the association or news agencies, shall be nominated in respect of the remaining membership in the order of the number of association or news agencies recommending them:

Provided that if the number of persons so recommended exceeds the requisite number of members to be nominated in each of the categories, the requisite number shall be nominated by draw of lots from the persons so recommended;

(3). Where after following the procedure specified in clauses (1) and (2), the requisite number of members to be nominated under clause (a) or clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 5could not be nominated, the remaining members shall be nominated in the following manner, namely:

(a) the order in which the association of persons of the respective categories should be arranged for considering their recommendations shall be first decided by draw of lots; and

(b) the required number of members shall then be nominated from persons who have been recommended by such associations arranged in the order decided under sub-clause (a) and according to the preference indicated by such associations, but not exceeding one from each such association; and if the required number could not still be nominated, the nomination shall be from persons who have been given the next preference by such associations arranged in the said order and so on until the required number of members are nominated:

(4). Where after following the procedure specified in clause (1) and (2), the member to be nominated under clause ( c) of sub-section (3) of section 5 could not be nominated, lots shall first be drawn to choose the association of news agencies, or, as the case may be, the news agency, whose recommendation should be considered for the nomination of the member, and the person who has been given the first preference by the said association or news agency, as the case may be shall then be nominated as the member.

 

 

 

 

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