No. 12
Media Services
2016
with knowledge of the existence of such seditious or
defamatory content.
(2) A printer having sufficient prior knowledge or
upon being notified that the content to be published
contains seditious or defamatory content and who proceeds
to print or fails to take necessary steps to prevent the
printing of such content, commits an offence and is liable
on conviction(a) in the case of seditious content, to a fine of not
less than ten million shillings but not exceeding
twenty million shillings or imprisonment for a
term of not less than three years or to both;
(b) in the case of defamatory content, to a fine of
not less than fifteen million shillings but not
exceeding twenty five million shillings or
imprisonment for a term of not less than three
years or to both.
Regulations
65.–(1) The Minister may make regulations for the
better carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2)Without prejudice to subsection (1), the Minister
may make regulations for(a) terms and conditions for operation of licensed
media house;
(b) licensing of print media;
(c) procedure for appeal against the decision of
the Board;
(d) prescription of the shareholding requirement
by foreign media owners;
(e) prescription of fines;
(f) requirement and procedure for accreditation
of journalists and issuance of press cards; and
(g) reporting the source of funding by media
houses and media association.
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