Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 PRINTING PRESSES
3 Licence to use printing press
4 Register of printing presses
5 Printed document to bear name of printer and publisher
6 Printer to keep copy of document and to produce it to authorised person
Part 3 NEWSPAPER COMPANIES
7 Application and interpretation of this Part
8 Publisher of newspaper to be newspaper company unless exempted from this Part
9 Memorandum and articles to be approved
10 Special features of newspaper company
11 Control of substantial shareholdings in newspaper companies
12 Control of shareholdings and voting power in newspaper companies
13 Approval of applications
14 (Repealed)
15 Objection to existing control of newspaper company
16 Power to make directions
17 Offences, penalties and defences
18 Power to obtain information
19 Funds from foreign source for the purposes of a newspaper other than commercial purposes prohibited
20 Appeal to President
Part 4 NEWSPAPERS
21 No newspaper to be published without permit
22 Permit required for sale and distribution in Singapore of newspapers printed or published in Malaysia
23 Permit required for sale and distribution in Singapore of offshore newspapers
24 Declared foreign newspapers
25 Prohibition on reproduction of declared foreign newspapers for sale or distribution
26 Examination of persons entering Singapore
27 Power to examine packages
28 Subscription of declared foreign newspapers
29 Registrar of Newspapers
30 Newspaper register
31 Right to inspect newspaper register
32 Copy of entry in register to be evidence
Part 5 GENERAL
33 Offences
34 Power to seize and detain illegal newspapers
35 Penalty
36 Jurisdiction of court
37 Consent for prosecution
38 Presumption
39 Persons to act for company or firm
40 Search for unlicensed printing presses
41 Search when requirements of this Act not complied with
42 Composition of offences
43 Payment of fees, etc.
44 Exemption
45 Rules