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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II PRINTING PRESSES

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Part III NEWSPAPER COMPANIES

Part IV NEWSPAPERS

Part V GENERAL

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Newspaper and Printing Presses Act
This Legislative History is provided for the convenience of users of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act. It is not part of this Act.
1.  
Act 12 of 1974—Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974
Date of First Reading
:
14.3.74
(Bill No. 9/74 published on 15.3.74)
Date of Second Reading
:
27.3.74
Date Committed to Select Committee
:
Parl 3 of 1974 presented to Parliament on 17.8.74
Date of Third Reading
:
28.8.74
Date of commencement
:
1.1.75
2.  
Act 6 of 1977—Newspaper and Printing Presses (Amendment) Act 1977
Date of First Reading
:
27.5.77
(Bill No. 14/77 published on 2.6.77)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
29.6.77
Date of commencement
:
18.7.77
3.  
Act 9 of 1981—Newspaper and Printing Presses (Amendment) Act 1981
Date of First Reading
:
6.3.81
(Bill No. 35/80 published on 11.3.81)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
26.3.81
Date of commencement
:
24.4.81
4.  
Date of operation
:
1 January 1985
5.  
Date of First Reading
:
5.5.86
(Bill No. 27/85 published on 6.5.86)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
1.8.86
Date of commencement
:
1.9.86
6.  
Date of First Reading
:
11.1.88
(Bill No. 31/87 published on 13.1.88)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
27.1.88
Date of commencement
:
12.2.88
7.  
Date of First Reading
:
18.7.90
(Bill No. 26/89 published on 19.7.90)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
30.8.90
Date of commencement
:
1.12.90
8.  
Date of operation
:
1 January 1991
9.  
Date of operation
:
1 March 1991
10.  
Date of commencement
:
14 March 1997
11.  
Date of First Reading
:
23.5.2002
(Bill No. 20/2002 published on 24.5.2002)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
8.7.2002
Date of commencement
:
2.9.2002
12.  
Date of operation
:
31 December 2002
13.  
(Consequential amendments made by)
Date of First Reading
:
1.10.2002
(Bill No. 37/2002 published on 2.10.2002)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
31.10.2002
Date of commencement
:
1.1.2003
14.  
Date of First Reading
:
10 March 2003
(Bill No. 6/2003 published on 4 April 2003)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
21 March 2003
Date of commencement
:
1 April 2003
15.  
Date of First Reading
:
18 April 2005
(Bill No. 11/2005 published on 10 June 2005)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
16 May 2005
Date of commencement
:
30 January 2006
16.  
Date of First Reading
:
21 May 2007
(Bill No. 22/2007 published on 24 August 2007)
Date of Second and Third Readings
:
16 July 2007
Date of commencement
:
24 August 2007
17.  
Date of First Reading
:
26 April 2010
(Bill No. 11/2010)
Date of Second Reading
:
Date not available.
Date of Third Reading
:
Date not available.
Date of commencement
:
2 January 2011