5 LAWS OF MALAYSIA Act 301 PRINTING PRESSES AND PUBLICATIONS ACT 1984 An Act to regulate the use of printing presses and the printing, importation, production, reproduction, publishing and distribution of publications and for matters connected therewith. [1 September 1984, P.U. (B) 364/1984] BE IT ENACTED by the Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong with the advice and consent of the Dewan Negara and Dewan Rakyat in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: PART I PRELIMINARY Short title and commencement 1. This Act may be cited as the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 and shall come into force on such date as the Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. Interpretation 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires — “audio recording” means any material on which is recorded a recording of a human voice or of instrumental music or other sounds and includes phonograph records, tapes and laser discs; “authorized officer” means any police officer, an officer of Customs, an officer of the Postal Services Department and any other public officer declared by the Minister to be an authorized officer for the purpose of this Act;