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(Cap 268 section 18) [1 July 1951] (15 of 1951 Second Schedule Part I) Cap 268B reg 1 Citation These regulations may be cited as the Newspapers Registration and Distribution Regulations. Cap 268B reg 2 Registration of newspapers Every local newspaper shall be registered in accordance with these regulations. Cap 268B reg 3 Particulars to be furnished to Registrar In order to effect registration one of the persons specified in regulation 4 shall furnish to the Registrar the particulars specified in Form 1 in the Schedule and shall certify the correctness of such particulars and of his own description. (L.N. 95 of 1988; L.N. 172 of 1995) Cap 268B reg 4 Particulars to be certified by proprietor,etc. The particulars specified shall be furnished and certified by the proprietor, printer, publisher or editor of the local newspaper. (L.N. 95 of 1988) Cap 268B reg 5 Substituted particulars to be furnished and certified when any change occurs or any inaccuracy is discovered If any change occurs or if any inaccuracy is discovered, in any of the specified particulars, the persons specified in regulation 4 shall, within 7 days, furnish to the Registrar substituted particulars in Form 3 in the Schedule noting any change in the particulars furnished under regulation 3 and shall certify the correctness of such substituted particulars and of their own descriptions: (L.N. 95 of 1988) Provided that if one of such persons complies with the requirements of this regulation the obligations imposed by this regulation on any other persons shall be deemed to have been discharged as regards the substituted particulars so furnished. Cap 268B reg 6 Change of identity of editor A change shall be deemed to have occurred in the identity of the editor if the editor is absent from Hong Kong or if he ceases substantially to exercise the functions of an editor. (L.N. 95 of 1988) Cap 268B reg 7 How a certificate is to be given in the case of a company or firm If the particulars are furnished by a company the certificate shall be given by a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, and if the particulars are furnished by a firm the certificate shall be given by a partner of the firm. Cap 268B reg 8 Printing and publication prohibited unless regulations are complied with No person shall print or publish or act as editor of, or continue to print or publish or act as editor of, any local newspaper unless all the requirements of these regulations with respect to such local newspaper have been complied with: Provided that it shall not be a breach of this regulation to fail to register as a separate local newspaper a news sheet or sheets which constitutes or constitute in the opinion of the Registrar a later edition or editions of a local newspaper registered under these regulations. (L.N. 95 of 1988) Cap 268B reg 9 Newspaper register The particulars furnished in accordance with the provisions of these regulations shall be kept by the Registrar as a register of local newspapers. (L.N. 95 of 1988) Cap 268B reg 10 Fees for search inspection and extract from newspaper Any person may search and inspect any register of local newspapers on payment of $28 for every such search and inspection, and any person may require an extract from any such register to be certified by the Registrar on payment of $115 for every such extract. (L.N. 95 of 1988; L.N. 55 of 1993; L.N. 215 of 1994) Cap 268B reg 11 Copies of particulars The Registrar shall- (a) upon the registration of a local newspaper following the furnishing under regulation 3 of particulars specified in Form 1 in the Schedule; and (b) upon the furnishing under regulation 5 of substituted particulars specified in Form 3 in the Schedule,send by post a copy of Form 1 or Form 3, as the case may be, to each person named therein. (L.N. 95 of 1988) Cap 268B reg 12 Registration fees, etc. (1) A fee of $785 shall be payable on registration under regulation 2. (2) An annual fee of $785 shall be payable for every year other than the first during which such registration remains in force and shall become due on the anniversary of the day upon which the registration was effected. (3) A fee of $83 shall be payable on every occasion upon which substituted particulars are furnished under regulation 5. (L.N. 95 of 1988; L.N. 55 of 1993; L.N. 215 of 1994) Cap 268B reg 13 Distributor to be licensed (1) Subject to paragraph (3), no newspaper shall be distributed for sale except by a newspaper distributor licensed by the Registrar. (2) A licence shall be in Form 2 in the Schedule and a fee of $785 per annum or part thereof shall be payable for such licence for the period ending 31 December of any year. (L.N. 55 of 1993; L.N. 215 of 1994) (3) No licence shall, by reason of this regulation, be required for the sale by retail of any newspaper to any member of the public. (L.N. 95 of 1988) Cap 268B reg 14 (Repealed L.N. 172 of 1995) Cap 268B reg 15 Copies of newspapers printed or produced outside Hong Kong to be supplied to Registrar |