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Short Title.

Repeal.

Interpreta 1100.

144 and 45 V. e. 60. 8. 1.)

5 and 6 V. 2. 45, s. 2)

[44 and 45 V. č. 60, s. 1.1

No Newspaper

10 be pubilsh- ed save in Bocordanos

with the pro- visions herein. {Re-enact ment No. 2 of

1944, A. 1.} Declaration

12 of 1944, a 6] (44 and 45 V.

2, 60, 8. 9.)

Change of

place, print- ing or publish-

ing.

{Ibid.]

Printer or Publisher

leaving Colony.

[Ibid}

A BILL

ENTITLED

An Ordinance to 'regulate the printing of News- papers and Books and the keeping of Printing Presses within the Colony.

BE

E it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the Legislative Council thereof, as

follows:-

PART I-Preliminary,

1. This Ordinance may be cited for all purposes as "The Printers and Publishers Ordinance, 188

2. Ordinance No. 2 of 1844 and No. 16 of 1860 are hereby repealed, provided that such repeal shall not affect the past operation of such Ordinances or either of them or anything done or suffered or any obligation or liability incurred thereunder.

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3. In the construction of this Ordinance, unless there is anything in the subject or the context repugnant thereto, the several words and phrases hereinafter mentioned shall have and include the meanings following, that is to say- The word "Registrar" shall mean the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Hongkong or either of the De- puty Registrars thereof for the time being.. The words "Newspaper " Paper" shall mean any paper or work containing public news, intelligence, or occurrences, or any remarks or observations thereon, printed for sale and published in the Colony periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding twenty-six days between the publica- tion of any two such papers, parts, or numbers, also any paper, printed in order to be distributed and made public weekly or oftener or at intervals not exceeding twenty-six days, containing only or principally advertisements.

The word "Book" shall mean every volume, part or division of a volume, pamphlet, sheet of letter press, sheet of music, map, chart, or plan, separately printed or published in the Colony, containing lite- rary, scientific, artistic, or musical composition, matter or work.

The word "Proprietor" shall mean and include as well the sole proprietor of any newspaper or paper as also, in the case of a divided proprietorship, the persons who as partners or otherwise represent and are responsible for any share or interest in the newspaper or paper as between themselves, and the persons in like manuer representing or respon- sible for the other shares and interest therein and no other person.

The phrases "Place of Residence" "Place of Business" shall include the street, square, or place, where the person to whom it refers shall reside or shall carry on business as the case may be, and the number (if any) or other designation of the house in which he shall so reside or carry on business. The words " Newspaper Register" shall mean the books to be kept by the Registrar for the purpose of making and registering all Declarations required or permitted to be made by this Ordinance and such books shall contain printed copies of the forms prescribed by this Ordinance to be filled up by the Registrar and signed by the party making the Declaration.

PART II-Printers, Publishers and Proprietors. 4. From and after the expiration of seven days from the commencement of this Ordinance no newspaper or paper shall be printed or published within the Colony except in conformity with the provisions hereinafter contained.

(1.) The Printer and Publisher of every newspaper or paper shall appear before the Registrar and shall make and subscribe in the Newspaper Register a Declaration according to the form No. 1 in the Schedule bereunto annexed.

(2.) As often as the place of printing or publication is

changed, a new Declaration shall be necessary.

(3.) As often as the printer or publisher who shall have made the aforesaid Declaration shall leave the Colony temporarily, a Declaration from another Printer or Publisher resident within the Colony shall be necessary.