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Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 s 11

Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 s 11

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s 11 Printed document to bear name of printer and publisher

(1) Every publication printed or published within Malaysia shall have printed legibly in Bahasa Malaysia or the English language on its first or last leaf the name and address of its printer and publisher. (2) No person shall publish, reproduce, sell, circulate or distribute, or offer to publish, reproduce, sell, circulate or distribute, any publication which does not have the name and address of the printer and publisher, or in the case of an audio recording, the name and address of the producer, conspicuously printed on the cover or container and any person who acts in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to both. (3) In the case of a publication imported into Malaysia it shall be sufficient compliance with this section that the name of the printer, publisher or producer be conspicuously printed in any part of the publication or container.

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Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

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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