Established any of the mentioned establishments of article (4) and (6) of this .a .law or began working on it before obtaining the licensure to it Printed any publication without written approval of its owner or .b .descendants The Court may, besides the referred sentences above to order the confiscation of the seized publications that have been used in the crime, as well as the power to .shut the printing press down Chapter 2 Circulation of Publications Article 17 No publication shall be circulated without a prior permission from the directorate, .excluding publications with a special character and non-commercial ones A decision shall be issued by the minister regulating conditions, procedures and .dates of obtaining the permission Article 18 The publisher, if not the printer, and anyone who takes charge of circulating the publications shall deposit two copies of the publication at the directorate before .putting it to circulation, except for publications with a special character Importers of publications shall also do the same for any publication made abroad. .These copies could not be reclaimed after approval of circulation of the publication Publishers and importers shall deposit two copies of each publication pertaining to .religious issues at the Justice and Islamic Affairs Ministry Article 19 As per a decision by the minister, it is possible to prohibit circulation of publications instigating hatred of the political regime, encroaching on the state's official religion, breaching ethics, encroaching on religions and jeopardizing public peace or raising .issues whose publication is prohibited by the provisions of this law Concerned parties can appeal the decision to prohibit circulation before the High Civil Court within 15 days of its issuance or notification. The court shall settle the .case on an urgent basis Article 20 Official Gazette – Issue No.: 2554 – Wednesday 30 October 2002ADP a g e | 6