Newspapers Act · 2013 Revised Edition
3A. No newspaper to be published without permit
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to subsection (2), no person shall print, publish or assist in the printing or publishing of any newspaper in Brunei Darussalam unless the proprietor, printer, publisher or editor of the newspaper has previously obtained a permit granted by the Minister authorising the publication thereof.
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;
No permit shall be granted to the proprietor, printer, publisher or editor of any newspaper whose publication would constitute an offence under section 3C.
Any person who contravenes this section or fails to comply with any condition imposed under section 3(1) is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $40,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both.
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;