Newspaper and Printing Presses (Exemption) Order 2006

No. S 15

Newspaper and Printing Presses Act

(Chapter 206)

Newspaper and Printing Presses (Exemption) Order 2006

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 44 (1)(b)(ii) of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act, the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Newspaper and Printing Presses (Exemption) Order 2006 and shall come into operation on 6th January 2006.

Exemption

2.—(1)  Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the Minister hereby exempts, from section 21 of the Act, any newspaper transmitted electronically by Satellite Newspapers Hong Kong Limited to DJE Newspapers in Singapore.

[S 235/2006 wef 21/04/2006]

(2)  The exemption under sub-paragraph (1) shall be subject to the following conditions:

(a) DJE Newspapers shall obtain the prior written approval of the Registrar for the printing or publishing, in Singapore, of each newspaper transmitted electronically to it; and

[S 235/2006 wef 21/04/2006]

(b) the Registrar may, at any time, by written notice to DJE Newspapers, revoke any written approval referred to in sub-paragraph (a).

[S 235/2006 wef 21/04/2006]

Made this 5th day of January 2006.

TAN CHIN NAM

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Information,
Communications and the Arts,
Singapore.

[MICA L01.001.011V4; AG/LEG/SL/206/2003/1 Vol. 2]