Suppression of Communism Act, 1950/1972-04-01

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as amended by

Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 50 of 1951 Riotous Assemblies and Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 15 of 1954 General Law Amendment Act, No. 76 of 1962 General Law Amendment Act, No. 37 of 1963 General Law Amendment Act, No. 80 of 1964 Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 97 of 1965 Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 8 of 1966 General Law Amendment Act, No. 62 of 1966 Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 24 of 1967 General Law Amendment Act, No. 102 of 1967 General Law Amendment Act, No. 70 of 1968 Suppression of Communism Amendment Act, No. 2 of 1972

6bis. (1) No newspaper shall be registered under the Newspaper and Imprint Registration Act, 1971 (Act No. 63 of 1971)—

unless a period of twenty-one days has expired after the date on which the application for such registration was received by the Secretary for the Interior; and

unless the proprietor of such newspaper deposits with the Minister of the Interior such amount not exceeding twenty thousand rand as the Minister may within the said period determine whenever he is not satisfied that a prohibition under section 6 will not at any time become necessary in respect of such newspaper.

(2) Any amount deposited in terms of sub-section (1) shall be regarded as a deposit for the purposes of the Public Debt Commissioners Act, 1969 (Act No. 2 of 1969): Provided that no interest earned on any such deposit shall be paid to the proprietor concerned except in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3).

(3) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (4), interest earned on any amount so deposited shall be paid to the proprietor concerned at the expiration of each full period of five years from the date of deposit and whenever such amount may be refunded to the depositor.

(4) If a prohibition is imposed under section six in respect of any newspaper, any amount deposited in respect of such newspaper together with any interest not paid to the proprietor concerned, shall be forfeited to the State: Provided that the Minister may direct that such portion of such amount as he may determine shall be refunded to such proprietor.

(5) Unless the Minister of the Interior in consultation with the Minister at any time otherwise directs, the registration of a newspaper under the Newspaper and Imprint Registration Act, 1971, shall lapse—

if printing and publishing of such newspaper is not commenced within one month after registration; or

if the newspaper is at any time not printed and published during a period exceeding one month.

(6) The Minister of the Interior shall refund to the depositor any amount deposited in respect of any newspaper—

if the Minister authorizes such refund; or

if the registration of such newspaper has lapsed in terms of subsection (5).