Kenya - 1980 - Information, Communication and Technology

Books and Newspapers Act 1980 (Revised Edition 2009)

Kenya, Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the registration and deposit of books and newspapers, for the printing of books and newspapers, for the execution of bonds by printers and publishers of newspapers, and for matters connected. It emphasizes that no person shall print any newspaper in Kenya, and no person shall publish any newspaper printed in the colony, unless there is in force, duly executed, registered and delivered by him to the registrar in the manner prescribed in this document.

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January 2022

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the registration and deposit of books and newspapers, for the printing of books and newspapers, for the execution of bonds by printers and publishers of newspapers, and for matters connected. It emphasizes that no person shall print any newspaper in Kenya, and no person shall publish any newspaper printed in the colony, unless there is in force, duly executed, registered and delivered by him to the registrar in the manner prescribed in this document.

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