Newspapers Act · 2013 Revised Edition
3B. Permit required for sale and distribution in Brunei Darussalam of overseas newspaper
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
No overseas newspaper shall be published, sold, offered for sale or printed for distribution in Brunei Darussalam unless the proprietor of the newspaper or his agent has previously obtained a permit granted by the
overseas newspaper
“overseas newspaper” means a newspaper other than a local newspaper;
Minister authorising the publication, sale or distribution of the newspaper in
Brunei Darussalam.
Every such permit shall have effect in respect of the proprietor to whom it was granted or his agent.
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The Minister may impose as conditions of the grant of a permit that the proprietor shall —
establish and maintain a place of business within Brunei
Darussalam;
appoint persons within Brunei Darussalam authorised to accept service of any notice or legal process on his behalf and on behalf of the printer, publisher or editor; and
furnish the Registrar with the names and addresses of the persons so appointed.
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 $4,000, 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;
overseas newspaper
Defined · s 2“overseas newspaper” means a newspaper other than a local newspaper;
Registrar
Defined · s 2“Registrar” means such officer as may be appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan to act as Registrar of Newspapers, and includes any person appointed by His Majesty to act as Deputy Registrar of Newspapers. Permit.