Printing Presses And Publications Act 1984 History

All printing presses require a licence granted by the home affairs minister renewed.

Printing presses and publications act 1984 history. The act required all newspapers and printing presses to obtain an annual publishing. 1 september 1984 p u. Lee teck chee anor defendant. It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958.

B 364 1984 be it enacted by the seri paduka baginda yang di pertuan. Contents show printing presses the act provides that it is a criminal offense to possess or use a printing press without a licence. The wide powers granted to the minister of home affairs to clamp down on publications provided in the printing presses and publications act 1984 would lead malaysia towards a more undermocratic direction. Act 12 of 1974 revised edition 2002 31st december 2002 an act for the licensing of newspaper companies and for matters connected therewith.

The pppa 1984 is a malaysian statute governing publishing and the usage of printing presses in 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. The enforcement of printing presses and publications act 1984 with effect from sept. Pppa first introduced by the british colonial government as the printing ordinance of 1948 at the beginning of the state of emergency in order to counteract communist activities that are seen as a threat to the establishment.

Introduction of printing presses and publications act 1984 pppa in. He said these laws were the printing presses and publications act 1984 sedition act 1948 peaceful assembly act 2012 prevention of crime act 1959 poca security offences special measures act 2012 sosma prevention of terrorism act 2015 pota and mandatory death sentence. Merrill lynch international bank ltd issue argued. The printing presses and publications act was first introduced by the british colonial government as the printing ordinance of 1948 at the beginning of the state of emergency in order to counteract communist activities seen as a threat to the establishment.

1st january 1975 part i. The printing presses and publications act 1984 malay. Template mergefrom the printing presses and publications act 1984 is a malaysian statute governing publishing and the usage of printing presses in malaysia. 1 is a grave threat to freedom of press and to freedom of speech and expression.

Whether there was publication within jurisdiction foreign newspaper held since there was no evidence that these newspapers were permitted to be imported sold circulated or. It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958 revised 1972.