Printing Presses And Publications Act 1984 Agc

First published on digital news asia on 17 february 2014.

Printing presses and publications act 1984 agc. It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958 revised 1972. National defence fund dissolution and transfer act 1984 act 305 306. The printing presses and publications act 1984 is a malaysian statute governing the usage of printing presses and the printing importation production reproduction publishing and distribution. Petroleum safety measures act 1984 act 302 303.

Under the controversial law all printing presses require a licence granted by the home affairs minister renewed every year. It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958. Lawyer azhar harun has slammed the government over its use of the printing presses and publications act 1984 pppa to ban books saying it will not be effective in maintaining social order and morality. The printing presses and publications act 1984 is a malaysian statute governing the usage of printing presses and the printing importation production reproduction publishing and distribution of publications in malaysia.

Federal roads private management act 1984 act. With all these books that are deemed dirty being banned we still have cases of fathers raping their daughters 365 times. Chief editor includes the executive editor the managing editor and any other person who controls the policy of a newspaper. First charge was under s 8a 1 of the printing presses and publications act 1984 for maliciously publishing false news in the form of a pamphlet entitled mangsa dipenjarakan.

This act may be cited as the newspaper and printing presses act. Printing presses and publications act 1984 governs the publishing and usage of printing presses in malaysia. Printing presses and publications act 1984 act 301 302. Atomic energy licensing act 1984 act 304 305.

It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958 revised 1972. A to any person a permit to print and publish a newspaper in malaysia. Company means a company incorporated or registered under the companies act cap. B 364 1984 be it enacted by the seri paduka baginda yang di pertuan.

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. The arcane printing presses and publications act 1984 has similar provisions and i don t see why we can t have the same thing for blocked websites. 1 september 1984 p u. The second charge was under s 4 1 b of the sedition act 1948 for making a speech which contained seditious words.