CHAPTER 206
2002 Ed.
Newspaper and Printing Presses Act
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Section
1.
2.
Short title
Interpretation
PART II
PRINTING PRESSES
3.
4.
Licence to use printing press
Register of printing presses
Documents
5.
6.
Printed document to bear name of printer and publisher
Printer to keep copy of document and to produce it to an
authorised person
PART III
NEWSPAPER COMPANIES
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
Application and interpretation of this Part
Publisher of newspaper to be newspaper company unless
exempted from this Part
Memorandum and articles to be approved
Special features of newspaper company
Control of substantial shareholdings in newspaper companies
Control of shareholdings and voting power in newspaper
companies
Approval of applications
Power to make further transitional provisions
Objection to existing control of newspaper company
Power to make directions
Offences, penalties and defences
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Informal Consolidation – version in force from 1/7/2015