Newspaper Publication Act 1798
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Long titleAn 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.
Territorial extentGreat Britain
Royal assent28 June 1798
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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 |
| Territorial extent | Great Britain |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 28 June 1798 |
| Commencement | 7 August 1798[a] |
| Repealed | 15 September 1836 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Stamp Duties on Newspapers Act 1836 |
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Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Newspaper Publication Act 1798 (38 Geo. 3. c. 78) was an act of 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]