CAP. 268] News Agencies Registration Regulations
[1988 Ed.
[Subsidiary]
NEWS AGENCIES REGISTRATION REGULATIONS
(Cap. 268, section 18)
[1 July 1951]
15 of 1951, Second Schedule, Part III-G.N.A. 27/54, 57 of 1955, L.N. 1/78, L.N. 94/88
Citation
1. These regulations may be cited as the News Agencies Registration Regulations.
Application
2. These regulations shall apply to any news agency in respect of the bulletins of which the Registrar has under regulation 18 of the Newspapers Registration and Distribution Regulations (Cap. 268, sub. leg.) declared himself to be satisfied that they are distributed in Hong Kong only to local newspapers registered under such regulations.
Registration of news agencies
(L.N. 94/88)
3. Every news agency shall be registered in accordance with these regulations.
Particulars to be furnished to Registrar
4. In order to effect registration, one of the persons specified in regulation 5 shall furnish to the Registrar the particulars specified in Form 1 in the Schedule and such other particulars of the proprietor and manager of the news agency and the printer, publisher or editor of the bulletin distributed by the news agency as the Registrar shall in his absolute discretion require and shall certify the correctness of such particulars and of his own description.
Particulars to be certified by proprietor, etc.
(L.N. 94/88)
5. The particulars specified shall be furnished and certified by the proprietor or manager of the news agency.
Substituted particulars to be furnished and certified when any change occurs or any inaccuracy is discovered
6. If any change occurs or if any inaccuracy is discovered, in any of the specified particulars, the persons specified in regulation 5 shall, within 7 days, furnish to the Registrar substituted particulars in Form 2 in the Schedule noting any change in the particulars furnished under regulation 4 and shall certify the correctness of such substituted particulars and of their own descriptions: (L.N.94/88)