Printing Presses And Publications Act 1984 Case Study
It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958 revised 1972.
Printing presses and publications act 1984 case study. Menteri dalam negeri ors 23 june 2014. Short title of the. The minister s decision to refuse to grant or to revoke or suspend a license. The government is going to study if the 1984 printing presses and publications act should be amended to include electronic and internet media.
It replaced the printing presses act 1948 and the control of imported publications act 1958. First published on digital news asia on 17 february 2014. Under the controversial law all printing presses require a licence granted by the home affairs minister renewed every year. 1 september 1984 p u.
1 september 1984 p u. 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. The second charge was under s 4 1 b of the sedition act 1948 for making a speech which contained seditious words. With all these books that are deemed dirty being banned we still have cases of fathers raping their daughters 365 times.
Printing presses and publication act 1984 case study 2. 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. 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. These new forms of media were not around when the act.
B 364 1984 be it enacted by the seri paduka baginda yang di pertuan. 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 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. Contents show printing presses the act provides that it is a criminal offense to possess or use a printing press without a licence.
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. Template mergefrom the printing presses and publications act 1984 is a malaysian statute governing publishing and the usage of printing presses in malaysia.