Prohibits the disclosure of any information relating to the acquisition, supply, marketing, import, export, development, manufacture, maintenance or repair of or research in connection with armaments.
Section 101 allows the President to censor all forms of media 'during operations in defence of the Republic or for the prevention or suppression of terrorism or for the prevention or suppression of internal disorder.'
Section 118 prevents the media from publishing information relating to military activities, Section 119 imposes a prohibition on taking photographs or making sketches of military installations and Section 121 makes it an offence to incite a member of the military to neglect or disobey an order.
Provides for the banning of organisations, publications, individuals and gatherings in the interests of 'national security'. It further provides for various forms of detention without trial, criminalised Communism and provides for the crimes of sabotage and terrorism.
Allows the Minister of Defence to declare any place or area to be a 'National Key Point': once the declaration takes effect, information may not be disseminated about the keypoint.
Allows the Minister of Industries, Commerce and Tourism to exercise wide powers whenever he deems it necessary for state security.
Includes the prohibition of a clause censoring information concerning the source, manufacture, trade, consumption, quantity or stock level of any petroleum products.
Section 27A makes it an offence to, without the written authority of the Commissioner of Police, to make and publish sketches or photograph of a detained person 'with a view to criminal proceedings'.
Section 44 of this Act severely restricts the making and publishing of sketches, or the taking of photographs of prisons and prisoners.
Replaced the Official Secrets Act, No. 16 of 1956. Intended to prevent Government activities from being revealed by the media by defining certain categories of information as 'protected'. The Act should be rendered obsolete by the Open Democracy Act.
Prevents people from prejudicing, influencing or anticipating the proceedings or findings at an inquest.
Section 66A read together with Section 67 contains prohibitions against publishing pictures of registered mental institutions and/or their inmates.
Allowed for the establishment of a Directorate of Publications, which has censored thousands of films and publications (even objects, plays, songs, etc.) over the years. Soon to be replaced by the Film and Publications Act.
Section 205 allows the state to compel any person to reveal their sources of information on pain of imprisonment for refusing. In the past, this Section has been used mainly against journalists.
Section 2 makes it an offence to posses 'any indecent or obscene photographic matter' (subject to certain exceptions).