Section 15
Section 15
The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and
Yang Di-Pertuan, make regulations for carrying this Act into effect and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing such regulations may provide for —
(a)
the registration of local newspapers, overseas newspapers and news agencies and their proprietors, printers, publishers and editors;
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(b)
the licensing of distributors of local newspapers and overseas newspapers;
(c)
the prohibition of the distribution of local newspapers and overseas newspapers except by licensed distributors;
(d)
the regulation of the distribution with or in newspapers of documents not forming an integral part thereof;
(e)
the particulars to be furnished in connection with registration or licensing, notification of any change in the required particulars and the manner in which and the conditions upon which effect may be given or refused to be given, to any such change;
(f)
the manner in which the identity of the printer of any local newspaper and the time of printing or publication shall be established and, in particular, for the printing of the printer’s and publisher’s name and address on any such newspapers;
(g)
the identification of press representatives on their request by the issue of passes or otherwise by such authority as may be prescribed;
(h)
granting exemption from all or any of the provisions of this
Act or of any of the regulations made thereunder;
(i)
fees and deposits;
(j)
forms either in addition to or in substitution for the form in the Schedule;
(k)
prescribing anything which is required by this Act to be prescribed;
(l)
the nature and form of any document necessary for the purposes of this Act.
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Exemption.