The Printing and Publishing Enterprise Law
16. No one shall print, publish, distribute any publication or operate the news agency within the functional recognized certificate is revoked or
suspended for a limited period.
17. No one shall print, publish, distribute or import a publication that infringed any of the conditions of section 8.
18. No one shall fail any obligation contained in Section 11.
Chapter VII
Offences and Penalties
19. Whoever violates any prohibition of sections 15 and 16 is convicted by the relevant Court shall be punished with a fine from two million kyats to
five million kyats.
20. Whoever violates any prohibition of Section 17 is convicted by the relevant Court shall be punished with a fine from one million kyats up to three
million kyats.
21. Whoever fails to comply with the provisions of section 18 is convicted by the relevant Court shall be punished with a fine from one hundred
thousand kyats to three hundred thousand kyats.
Chapter VIII
Miscellaneous
22. The applying, taking action and prosecuting shall be made within one year from the date of violation of any prohibition of this Law.
23. The following publications shall not apply the provisions of chapter (3), chapter (5) and section 18 of chapter (6) of this Law:
(a) specific publications distributed by the departments and organizations from the Union level, Region or State level, Self-Administered Region
or Zone level and subordinate level concerning the legislature, executive and judiciary which are three pillars of the State;
(b) specific publications distributed by the relevant Commission and Sub-commissions in respect of election;
(c) specific publications for carrying out their office work by the registered political parties;
(d) specific publications distributed by the members of the parliament to the people in their constituencies;
(e) specific publications for carrying out their office work by the foreign embassies based in Myanmar, the United Nations Organizations,
International non-governmental organizations and International Organizations which are implementing a project according to any agreement
of the Union Government;
(f) specified publications for carrying out their office work by the universities, colleges, schools, banks, development committees, civil society
organizations, charitable associations and non-governmental organizations formed lawfully;
(g) specified publications such as the announcement and invitation relating to the joyous social occasions and bereavement ceremonies.
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