Printing Presses And Publications Act Cases
It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958 revised 1972.
Printing presses and publications act cases. A summary of the plethora of malaysian cases involving the online world in 2013. B 364 1984 be it enacted by the seri paduka baginda yang di pertuan. It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958 revised 1972.
Akta mesin cetak dan penerbitan 1984 is a malaysian statute governing the usage of printing presses and the printing importation production reproduction publishing and distribution of publications in malaysia. Penalty for failure to produce documents before press registrar general. The government also has wide powers of seizure over printing presses and publications.
Template mergefrom the printing presses and publications act 1984 is a malaysian statute governing publishing and the usage of printing presses in malaysia. The printing presses and publications act 1984 malay. Penalty for contravention of section 31 or section 32.
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. First published on digital news asia on 17 february 2014. The malaysian bar calls into question the recent decision by the ministry of home affairs to suspend indefinitely the publication permit of the weekly publication the heat.
Newspaper and printing presses act chapter 206 original enactment. Contents show printing presses the act provides that it is a criminal offense to possess or use a printing press without a licence. 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.
With all these books that are deemed dirty being banned we still have cases of fathers raping their daughters 365 times. 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. Act 12 of 1974 revised edition 2002 31st december 2002 an act for the licensing of newspaper companies and for matters connected therewith.
Penalty for failure to supply copies of publications to press registrar general. 1st january 1975 part i. The printing press and publications act 1984 is an act that was authorized by the parliament and signed by the yang di.
The malaysian bar reiterates its call for the repeal of the printing presses and publications act 1984 and for the establishment of an independent media council. 1 september 1984 p u.