The Newspaper Publication Act 1798 (38 Geo. 3. c. 78) was an Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain. The Act restricted the printing and circulation of newspapers and made newspaper proprietors identify themselves to the government. The Act aimed to reduce slander.[1]
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An act for preventing the mischiefs arising from the printing and publishing newspapers, and papers of a like nature, by persons not known; and for regulating the printing and publication of such papers in other respects. |
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| Citation | 38 Geo. 3. c. 78 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 June 1798 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Stamp Duties on Newspapers Act 1836 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
References
edit- ^ R. A. Melikan, John Scott, Lord Eldon, 1751–1838. The Duty of Loyalty (Cambridge University Press, 1999), pp. 127–128.