Newspapers Act · 2013 Revised Edition
Section 10A
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A senior officer of customs, as defined in section 2(1) of the
Customs Order, 2006 (S 39/2006), a police officer not below the rank of
Inspector, the Postmaster-General and the Deputy Postmaster-General may detain, open and examine any package or article which he suspects to contain any newspaper which is being or has been brought into Brunei Darussalam for the purposes of publication, sale or distribution in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any condition imposed in respect of any permit.
newspaper
“newspaper” means any publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or any remarks, observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence or occurrences, or to any other matter of public interest, or any magazine, comic or other form of periodical, printed for sale or free distribution at regular or irregular intervals and includes a supplement thereto but does not include any publication issued by or under the authority of the Government or of any public body;
Any police officer or any officer of customs, as defined in section 2(1) of the Customs Order, 2006 (S 39/2006), may seize and detain any newspaper found in the possession of any person which the police officer or officer of customs has reasonable cause to believe has been printed, published, sold or distributed or is intended to be printed, published, sold or distributed in contravention of any of the provisions of this Act or of any condition imposed in respect of any permit.
Any such newspaper which has been printed, published, sold or distributed shall, whether or not any person has been convicted of any office in respect thereof —
be forfeited by order of a court; and
be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the court directs.
Terms defined in s 2
newspaper
Defined · s 2“newspaper” means any publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or any remarks, observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence or occurrences, or to any other matter of public interest, or any magazine, comic or other form of periodical, printed for sale or free distribution at regular or irregular intervals and includes a supplement thereto but does not include any publication issued by or under the authority of the Government or of any public body;