Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 Part III — Permit to publish newspaper

s 5–s 6 · 2 sections

Offence to print, import, publish, etc., newspaper without permit

s 5

(1) No person shall print, import, publish, sell, circulate or distribute, or offer to publish, sell, circulate or distribute, any newspaper printed in Malaysia or Singapore unless there has been granted by the Minister in respect of such newspaper a permit under paragraph 6(1)(a) or (b). (2) Any person who— (a) prints any newspaper in respect of which a permit has not been granted or in respect of which a permit has been revoked or suspended; or (b) imports, publishes, sells, circulates or distributes, or offers to publish, sell, circulate or distribute, or has in his possession for any such purpose, any newspaper printed in Malaysia or Singapore in respect of which no permit has been granted or in respect of which a permit has been revoked or suspended, shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to both.

Grant of permit

s 6

(1) The Minister may in his absolute discretion grant— (a) to any person a permit to print and publish a newspaper in Malaysia; or (b) to any proprietor of any newspaper in Singapore a permit allowing such newspaper to be imported, sold, circulated or distributed in Malaysia. (2) The Minister may at any time revoke or suspend a permit for any period he considers desirable. (3) The Minister may impose as a condition of the grant of a permit that the proprietor of the newspaper in Singapore shall establish and maintain a place of business within Malaysia or shall appoint persons within Malaysia authorized to accept service of any notice or legal process on behalf of the proprietor and shall furnish the Minister with, and cause to be published in such manner as the Minister may direct, a list containing the names and addresses of such persons.

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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