'contravene" includes a failure to comply
"editor" means the chief editor if there are more editors than one, and includes any person acting as chief editor or per- forming any of the usual functions of a chief editor; "import" means to bring in or cause to be brought into the
Colony by land, air or water; *local newspaper" means a newspaper printed in the Colony; "newspaper" means any publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrence or any remarks observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence or occurrences, or to any other matter of public interest, printed for sale or free distribution at regular or irregular intervals and includes a supplement thereto; "pamphlet" means an unbound printed document of one or more pages or parts and containing an exposition on somë maller of current or topical or political interest..
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"periodical publication" includes every publication issued periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals whether regular or irregular; "person", except so far as relates to the imposition of the penalty
of imprisonment, includes a body corporate and a firm; "printed document" includes every piece of paper, cloth or other similar material, bearing any words, pictures or signs which were or appear to have been wholly or partly produced by any mechanical copying process, and also includes every collection of printed documents bound together; "printing press" includes every machine and apparatus used or intended to be used for the printing of any newspaper book or pamphlet or for the printing production or reproduction for gain or reward of any printed matter; "proprictor" includes lessee; "publication" includes all written or printed matter and every thing whether of a nature similar to printed matter or not, containing any visible representation, or, by its form, shape, or in any manner capable of suggesting words or ideas, and) every copy and reproduction of any publication; "Registrar** means such officer as may be appointed by the Governor to act as registrar of newspapers, and includes any person appointed by the Governor to act as deputy re- gistrar of newspapers.
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It shall be an offence against this Ordinance to print or Offence to publish any publication which contains any writing or pictorial Print o representation calculated or leading to persuade or induce any nublica. person or persons whether individually or as members of the certain general public or of classes or sections thereof-
(2) to commit an offence; or
(b) to become a member of, contribute to the support of, recruit for or proselytize on behalf of, or otherwise adhere to-r
(5) any unlawful society within the meaning of the Societies Ordinance, 1949; or
tions of a
character.
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(ii) any political party, group or association 28 of 1949.
established outside the Colony adherence to which within the Colony has by virtue of any enactment been declared by the Governor in Council to be prejudicial to the security of the Colony or to the prevention of crime or to the maintenance within the Colony of public order or safety.
sion of
auspension
publica.
4. (1) It shall be lawful for the Court or a magistrate Suppres upon the application of the Attorney General to order the sup- newspapers pression for a period not exceeding six months of any local and newspaper the printer publisher or editor of which has been found guilty of committing in respect of anything published in tion. and 6 of this Ordinance or any of the offences mentioned in the such newspaper any of the offences provided for by sections 3 First Schedule to this Ordinance or any other offence of a nature prejudicial to the security of the Colony or to the maintenance within the Colony of public order, safety, health or morals.
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(2) It shall be lawful for a magistrate upon the application of the Attorney General to order that pending the determination of any proceedings for the prosecution of a printer publisher or editor for any such offence as aforesaid-
(a) the publication of such newspaper shall be suspended;
or
(b) it shall be unlawful to publish in such newspaper any publication relating to such topics as may be specified in such order, being topics in respect of or in connexion with which the offence for which proceedings are pending is alleged to have been committed or being similar or related topics.