PRINTED DOCUMENTS (CONTROL) REGULATIONS

PRINTED DOCUMENTS (CONTROL) REGULATIONS

PRINTED DOCUMENTS (CONTROL) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

Regulation................................
Page
1. Citation ............................C 2

2. Printed document to bear name and address of printer C 2

3. Printer's name and address on document ....... C 2
4. Printer's name and address in book or pamphlet ....... C 2

5. Printer's name and address in newspaper C 2
6. Repealed .............................C 2
7. Prohibition of printing, etc . .......C 2
8. [Repealed] ...........................C 2
9. Copies of printed documents to be kept for 6 months C 2
10.......................................Copies of printed documents to bear name and address of printer C 3
11.......................................Chinese name to be in Chinese characters C 3
12.......................................Production of document to Registrar C 3
13.......................................Offences and penalties C 3

14. Exemption......................................................................................................................
..........................................C 3





PRINTED DOCUMENTS (CONTROL) REGULATIONS
(Cap. 268, section 18)
[1 July 1951]

15 of 1951, Second Schedule, Part IV- G.N.A. 210152, G.N.A. 27154, 57 of 1955, L.N. 96188

Citation

1. These regulations may be cited as the Printed Documents (Control)
Regulations.

Printed document to bear name and address of printer

2. Every printed document shall have printed thereon in legible type, in
English or Chinese, the name and full address of the printer of the document,
preceded by the words 'Printed By' or 'Printer' in English or Chinese.

Printer's name and address on document

3. If the printed document consists of a number of leaves bound or
fastened together or forming one sheet the printer's name and address shall
appear on the front of the first leaf or on the back of the last leaf or at the
bottom of the last printed page.
(L.N. 96188)

Printer's name and address in book or pamphlet

4. If the printed document is a book or pamphlet the printer's name and
address shall appear at the bottom of the last printed page.
(L.N. 96188)

Printer's name and address in newspaper

5. In the case of a local newspaper the printer's name and address shall
appear either on the front page or on the back page, and it shall be sufficient if
the printer's name and address appear in one place in the local newspaper
although the sheets may not be fastened together.
(L.N. 96188)

6. [Repealed, L.N. 961881

Prohibition of printing, etc.

7. No person shall print or publish or in any way whatsoever assist in the
distribution of any printed document which does not comply with the require-
ments of these regulations.

8. [Repealed, L.N. 96188]





Copies of printed documents to be kept for 6 months

9. Every person who prints any book, local newspaper or other printed
document shall keep one copy of such book, local newspaper or other printed
document for a period of 6 months after the printing thereof.
(L. IV. 96188)

Copies of printed documents to bear name and
address of printer

10. Such copy shall have written or printed thereon the name and full
address of the person by whom the printer was employed to print the same.

Chinese name to he in Chinese characters

11. If the name of such person is Chinese the name shall be written or
printed in Chinese characters.

Production of document to Registrar

12. The Registrar may demand the production to him of any printed
document and, on such demand, the printer shall produce a copy of such
printed document to the Registrar.
(L.N. 96188)

Offences and penalties

13. Any person who contravenes regulation 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 or 12
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine
of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.
(G.N.A. 27154; L.N. 96188)

Exemption

14. (1) The Registrar may exempt any printed document from all or any
of the provisions of these regulations.

(2) Any person seeking exemption of a printed document under para-
graph (1) who is aggrieved by a decision of the Registrar under that paragraph
may appeal by way of petition to the Governor who-

(a)may regard such petition as being complete for the purposes of
considering the appeal; and

(b)may confirm, vary or reverse such decision or substitute therefor such
other decision or make such other order as he may think fit.

(3) The right of appeal provided by paragraph (2) shall not be exercisable
by any person after the expiration of 7 days from the notification to him in
writing of the Registrar's decision.
(L.N. 96188)

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