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12 RHODESIA ACT law relating and publication and amend the to the To con olidate of books, newspapers, printing and the periodicals preservation of books, newspapers, periodicals and other printed publications published in Rhodesia and to repeal the Printed Publications Act [Chapter 751. and other printed publications BE IT E ACTED by the President and the Parliament of Rhodesia.

as follows:- 1.

This Act may be cited as the Printed Publications Act.

Short title.

1975.

2.


(1) In this Act- "book" includes- rnterpretation of terms.

(a) a newspaper.

periodical or other printed publica- intervals; regular or irregular at tion published and (b) every part or division of a book.

pamphlet.

of printing, map, plan.

chart or published; table sheet separately "Minister" means other Minister to time a sign the administration the Minister of Internal Affairs or such to whom the President may from time of this Act.

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Pt BlltA110NS (2) Expressions as including referring references to printing to any other means of represent- in this Act shall be reproducing words Of figures in visible form.

construed ing or Act nor parliamentary io extend to paper, 3.

Nothing strued as extending printed Senate or or published the House in this Act contained shall to any report.
minutes by the order of Assembly or under for or extend to or he con- or other book or paper the the authority of the use of Parliament.

Particulars to be set in books printed or published in Rhodesia 'lilt 4.
(I) Each hook printed or published in Rhodesia shall hear an imprint legibly setting out- (a) (h) full printer the and the place where such book was printed; correct name and the of concerned and the full and correct of and his place of business; and name the publisher concerned (c) the year of publication of such book.

(2) A person who knowingly->- (a) prin t~ Of pu bl ishes: Of (b) causes to be printed or published: subject an imprint a book which does not bear (1) shall.
an offence or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

to a fine not exceeding for a period to the provisions to impri onment and liable referred of subsection not exceeding to in subsection (3), be guilty of one thousand twelve months dollars or (3) The Minister may- (a) (h) by notice of purposes subsection of- in the Gazette exempt (I) such classes from the requirements of books used for the (i) the State: or (u] courts of law: or (iii) bodies statutory or an Order Rhodesia Kingdom.
established in Council made Act.

and Nyasaland or by or under in pursuance 1963. of any law of the the United (iv) trade or business: a, may he specified in such notice: or to such conditions in writing book.

subject the application of a particular subsection exempt (I) all or any of and upon or publisher as he may impose the printer of from the requirements the copies of such of book.
(I) 5. of each thirty days deliver Subject 10 the provisions book published in Rhodesia from the date of publication of this section.

shall.

within of such book.

donate the publisher a period of and free of charge a copy of such book to- (a) the Director of section 76 (lr 1(63): of National the National 3 of and Archives appointed Archives Act, in terms 1963 (No.

Delivery of books published to certain in Rhodesia libraries.

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12 (b) the Queen Victoria Memorial nominated in terms Queen Victoria Memorial and and elected Library of section Committee 8 of the [Chapter 304]: Library Act (c) allthllri[~ the Buluwayo h,lvin~ control 01 the Public Library.

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Each (c) of subsection the persons of (1) shall- referred to in paragraphs (a) to (a) (b) a receipt give delivered of that subsection; to him or and in writing for each to it.
as the case may be, copy of a book in terms unless referred the Minister to in paragraph otherwise (a) directs, in a safe place.

preserve the copy (3) Each copy of a book donated and delivered in terms of subsection (I) shall be- (a) (b) or illustrations a copy of the whole of such book with all maps.

prints.

engravings material, in the same manner finished and coloured: other supplementary finished and coloured as the best copies of such book are if any.
belonging or thereto, and in the case of a book which same manner bound: best and the as is bound.

bound copies of such book in the are (c) on the best paper on which such book is printed.

(4) A publisher who fails shall be guilty five hundred six months of an offence to comply with the provisions to a fine and liable for a period to both such fine and such imprison- dollars or to imprisonment Of section this of not exceeding not exceeding ment.
is convicted convicting in terms of rhe provisions (5) If a person the court (4).

a penalty section imposing to comply with delivering appropriate case may be.

donation made in terms of subsection free of charge quality a copy to the person and delivery (I).

that of of an offence the person may.

subsection, section of the book to whom or of such copy should in terms of sub- to in addition the person and the of as the have been order by donating concerned to which.
this (6) The second or subsequent additions or alterations- provisions of to any edition of a book unless such edition contains shall not apply section this (a) (b) in the printing or binding: or in the maps.

prints.

supplementary material; engravings or illustrations or other belonging thereto.
(7) belonging and deliver (I) section It shall not be necessary to a class of book specified for of any book the publisher to donate in the Schedule a copy of such book in terms of sub- (c) of to in paragraph (b) or (a), free of charge to a person referred 07 No.

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as respects any particular person makesa demand in writing for free of charge of a copy thereof.

such book, such the donation and delivery (8) The Minister may.
by notice in the Gazette, amend or replace the whole or any part of the Schedule.

add to.

Repeal of Cap.

75.

6.

The Printed Publications Act [Chapter 75] is repealed.

SCHEDULE (Section 5 (7) and (8» BOOKS EXEMPII:D FIWM AUTOMATIC DoNATION AND DLLlVERY FREE OF CHARGE 1.

Bookplates.

2.

Books designed to enable persons to keep daily records of events and commonly known as diaries.

3.

Calendars.

4.

Christmas cards and similar cards for use in marking anni- versaries and occasions.

5.
5.

Colouring books.

6.

Commercial, labels.

coupons, prospectuses.

for commercial.

entertainment or industrial circulars.

leaflets, manuals, price lists, programmes.

advertising material and other catalogues, show cards entertainment or industrial purposes.

7.

Forms of a 1Ikinds in blank.

8 Packaging materials.

9.

Postcards.

10.

Posters.

J I.

Tickets.

12.

Wall sheets for instructional purposes.

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