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Newspaper and Printing Presses
2002 Ed.
but shall be permitted to recover the cost of production and services
connected with the sale and distribution of such copies.
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(4) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) or (3), or fails to
comply with any of the conditions imposed under subsection (2), 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 2
years or to both.
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(5) Copies of a declared foreign newspaper reproduced with the
approval of the Minister under subsection (2) shall not constitute an
infringement of copyright.
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Examination of persons entering Singapore
26.—(1) Any person entering Singapore shall, if he is required to do
so by the Registrar or any authorised officer —
(a) declare whether or not he has with him any declared foreign
newspaper; and
(b) produce such declared foreign newspaper for examination.
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(2) The Registrar or any authorised officer may examine or search
any person entering Singapore or any article which the person has
with him for the purpose of ascertaining whether he has in his
possession any declared foreign newspaper and may seize any such
newspaper which is not marked in accordance with section 24(4).
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(3) Any newspaper seized under subsection (2) may be detained for
so long as the Registrar or authorised officer considers necessary.
[22/86]
(4) The Registrar or authorised officer may, if any newspaper seized
under subsection (2) is a declared foreign newspaper —
(a) confiscate such newspaper; and
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