7 CAP. 206 Newspaper and Printing Presses 2002 Ed. Publisher of newspaper to be newspaper company unless exempted from this Part 8.—(1) No newspaper to which this Part applies shall be published in Singapore except by a newspaper company unless the newspaper has been exempted from the provisions of this Part. (2) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both. [20/2002] (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), a newspaper shall be deemed to be published outside Singapore if its contents and editorial policy are determined outside Singapore and its sales or distribution are not intended primarily for Singapore. [7 [22/86] Memorandum and articles to be approved 9.—(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Companies Act (Cap. 50), no memorandum or articles of association of a proposed newspaper company shall be presented for registration unless there is lodged with them the written approval of the Registrar. (2) The memorandum and articles of association of a newspaper company shall not be altered without the written approval of the Registrar. [8 Special features of newspaper company 10.—(1) Subject company — to subsection (15), in every newspaper (a) all the directors shall be citizens of Singapore; (b) there shall be 2 classes of shares, namely, management shares and ordinary shares; and Informal Consolidation – version in force from 1/7/2015