s 3–s 6 · 4 sections
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Licence to use printing press
3.—(1) The Minister may grant to any person in Singapore a licence to keep and use a press for the printing of documents and may at any time withdraw the licence either permanently or for a period.
(2) A licence must be in the prescribed form.
(3) Any person to whom a licence is refused or whose licence is withdrawn may appeal to the President whose decision is final.
(4) A person must not keep for use or use any printing press without a licence.
(5) For the purposes of this section, the occupier of any premises on which any printing press is found is deemed to have kept it for use until the occupier proves the contrary.
(6) Every licence granted under subsection (1) is ordinarily for one year from the date of its issue.
(7) The withdrawal of any licence is deemed to be sufficiently communicated to the licensee if a notice of withdrawal is personally served on the person in charge of the printing press.
Register of printing presses
4. The Registrar must keep a register of printing presses, in which he or she must enter any particulars prescribed relating to —(a)
persons licensed under section 3 and to printing presses; or
(b)
any document or class of documents exempted under section 44 from all or any of the provisions of this Act.
Printed document to bear name of printer and publisher
5.—(1) Every document printed within Singapore must have printed legibly on its first or last printed leaf the name of its printer and publisher.
(2) A person must not print, publish, distribute or assist in distributing any document which does not comply with the requirements of this section.
Printer to keep copy of document and to produce it to authorised person
6. Every person who prints any document must, during 6 months from the date of the printing of the document —(a)
keep one copy on which he or she must write or print the name and place of residence of the person by whom he or she is employed to print it; and
(b)
produce the document to any person authorised by the Minister in that behalf if required to do so.
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