Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Newspaper Companies
7. Application and interpretation of this Part
Feedback & supportThis Part applies to any newspaper published at intervals not exceeding one week unless the newspaper has been exempted from the provisions of this Part.
newspaper
“newspaper” means any publication containing news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or any remarks, observations or comments, in relation to such news, intelligence, reports of occurrences, or to any other matter of public interest, printed in any language and published for sale or free distribution at regular intervals or otherwise, but does not include any publication published by or for the Government;
Sections 11 to 18 apply to, and in relation to, all individuals whether resident in Singapore or not and whether citizens of Singapore or not, and to all bodies corporate or unincorporate, whether incorporated or carrying on business in Singapore or not.
In sections 11 to 18, unless the context otherwise requires —
“arrangement” includes any formal or informal scheme, arrangement or understanding, and any trust whether express or implied;
“share”, in relation to a newspaper company, means an ordinary share of the newspaper company;
newspaper company
“newspaper company” means a public company limited by shares which has complied with section 10;
“substantial shareholder” has the meaning given by section 81 of the Companies Act 1967;
“voting share” has the meaning given by section 4(1) of the Companies Act 1967.