Tanzania
Publications (Compulsory Deposit) Act
Chapter 294
- Published in Tanzania Government Gazette
- Commenced on 1 April 1963
- [This is the version of this document at 31 July 2002.]
- [Note: This legislation has been thoroughly revised and consolidated under the supervision of the Attorney General's Office, in compliance with the Laws Revision Act No. 7 of 1994, the Revised Laws and Annual Revision Act (Chapter 356 (R.L.)), and the Interpretation of Laws and General Clauses Act No. 30 of 1972. This version is up-to-date as at 31st July 2002.]
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Publications (Compulsory Deposit) Act.2. Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context requires otherwise—"Minister" means the Minister for the time being responsible for education;"printed" as applied to books, means produced by printing, lithography or any other like process, and "printer" shall be construed accordingly;"publication" includes every part or division of a book, pamphlet, newspaper, periodical, magazine, review, gazette, sheet of letterpress, sheet of music, map, plan, chart or table separately printed, but does not include any second or subsequent edition of a book, unless such edition contains additions or alterations either in the letterpress or in the maps, prints or other illustrative materials belonging to it, or any book which will not be made available to the public at large.3. Delivery of copies of publications printed in Mainland Tanzania
4. Penalties for non-delivery of books by printer or for non-delivery of maps, etc., by publisher
5. Exemption and rules
The Minister may—History of this document
31 July 2002 this version
Consolidation
01 April 1963
Commenced