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IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Secretary
responsible for Information by
subsection (3) of section 1 and
section 4 of the Newspaper
Licensing Law, 1989 (P.N.D.C.L.
211), these Regulations are made
this 28th day of March, 1989.
Regulation 1 Application for
Grant of a Newspaper Licence.
Every application for the grant of
a newspaper licence under section
1 of the Law shall
(a) be made in writing to the
Secretary for Information, not
less than 14 days before the date
of the first publication of the
newspaper;
(b) be made in Form A specified in
the Schedule to these Regulations;
(c) contain full and accurate
particulars of the matters
referred to in that Form; and
(d) be accompanied by a fee of
’25,000.00.
Regulation 2Exemption from
Payment of Fees.
Applications for the publication
of cultural, educational
religious, technical, military or
scientific newspapers as well as
house magazines, newspapers
published by diplomatic missions
and newspapers meant for free
distribution, shall not be
accompanied by a fee.
Regulation 3Duration of Newspaper
Licence.
A
licence shall, unless revoked be
in force for twelve calendar of
months.
Regulation 4Renewal of a
Newspaper Licence.
The provisions of regulation 1 of
these Regulations shall apply to
an application for the original
grant of a licence and subject to
any modifications that may be
necessary to a renewal and, any
application for a renewal shall be
made to the Secretary not less
than one month before the date on
which the current licence expires
and shall be accompanied by a fee
of ’25,000.00
Regulation 5Form of a Newspaper
Licence.
Every licence granted under the
Law shall be in Form B specified
in the Schedule.
Regulation 6Imprint.
The Imprint on the newspaper must
include, apart from the name of
the editor, the publishers and the
address of the printers, the
number of the newspaper licence
and the date of issue.
Regulation 7Fees to be Refunded
where Newspaper Licence not
Granted.
Where, following an application
duly made under these Regulations,
a newspaper licence is not granted
the fee which accompanied the
application shall be refunded to
the applicant.
SCHEDULE
FORM A
(Regulation 1)
THE NEWSPAPER LICENSING LAW, 1989
(P.N.D.C.L. 211)
APPLICATION FOR A NEWSPAPER
LICENCE.
1. Title of
Newspaper
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2. Frequency of
Publication
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3. Name and Nationality of Editor
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4. Place and Date of Birth of
Editor .
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5. Have you ever changed your
Nationality? .
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6. Present Address
(Business)...........................................................................
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7. Present Address
(Residence)
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8. Educational
Qualification
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Schools Attended
Place From To
Certificate/Diploma
obtained
9. Working
Experience
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10. Have you ever been convicted
of any criminal offence? If yes
give, details and particulars
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11. Give names and addresses of
three reputable Ghanaians who can
vouch for your conduct and
professional
competence.................
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12. Name of Publishers
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13. Place of Business of
Proprietor (if different from
Publishers)..
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14. List members of Editorial
Board/addresses
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15. Give a brief statement of
Editorial policy
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16. What is the general scope of
intended coverage? (Entertainment,
sports, news analysis,
etc.)
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17. State the publication's
advertising
policy
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18. Source of paper apart from
Government
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19. Name and Place of Printer
.
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20. Place of Business of
Publishers
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21. Who are the financiers of your
paper? (Give names and
addresses)
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22. Date/No. of Registration with
G.P.O. (if known)
No
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23. Number and Date of your last
Tax Clearance
Certificate
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24. Social Security No. (attach
valid clearance
certificate)
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25. What is your planned
circulation?
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26. Price of Paper
.
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27. Who are your distributors?
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I
hereby certify that to the best of
my knowledge the above particulars
are true.
Date
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Signature of Applicant
NBReapplicants should attach a
copy of their latest issue.
New applicants should attach a
dummy.
FORM B
(Regulation 5)
NEWSPAPER LICENCE
THE NEWSPAPER LICENSING LAW, 1989
(P.N.D.C.L. 211)
NO. OF LICENCE..........
.
1. For the purposes of section 1
of the Newspaper Licensing Law,
1989 (P.N.D.C.L. 211), I hereby
grant a licence
to.............................................................................
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(Insert name of Publishers)
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the
publishers of
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.......................................................................................as
respects
(Insert name of newspaper)
the printing, publishing and
circulation of the said newspaper.
2. *This Licence is granted
subject to the following
conditions:
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Date of issue
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19 ...................
Secretary Responsible for
Information
*This paragraph is to be deleted
if no conditions are attached to
the licence.
DR. MOHAMMED BEN ABDALLAH
P.N.D.C. Secretary Responsible for
Information
Date of Gazette Notification: 28th
March, 1989.
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