Newspaper and Printing Presses Act 1974 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Newspaper Companies
8. Publisher of newspaper to be newspaper company unless exempted from this Part
Feedback & supportA newspaper to which this Part applies must not be published in Singapore except by a newspaper company unless the newspaper has been exempted from the provisions of this Part.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;
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
For the purposes of subsection (1), a newspaper is deemed to be published outside Singapore if its contents and editorial policy are determined outside Singapore and its sales or distribution are not intended primarily for Singapore.