Decree No. 119 / 1966 Coll.
Government Regulation issuing the Statute for the Central Publications Administration
Valid
Effective from 01.01.1967
119
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 21 December 1966
issuing the Statute for the Central Publications Administration
The Government of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic orders pursuant to the provisions of § 18 of Act No. 81 / 1966 Coll., on Periodic Printing and on Other Mass Information Means (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"):
(1) The Central Publications Office is a central administration body; the Minister for the Interior is responsible for its activities.
(2) In Slovakia, the Slovak Publications Administration, which is the central body of the Central Publications Administration, carries out tasks.
(1) The Central Publications Office is managed by its President, appointed and dismissed by the Minister for the Interior.
(2) The Slovak Publications Office is managed by its President, who is appointed and dismissed by the President of the Central Publications Office by the Bureau of the Slovak National Council. The President of the Slovak Publications Administration shall be responsible to the President of the Central Publications Administration.
The scope of the Central Publications Office applies to means of mass activity, which are: periodical printing (§ 3 (1) of the Act), other mass information (§ 3 (2) of the Act), other public publications, in particular non-periodical and other printing and public activities of cultural and educational establishments (§ 17 (5) of the Act).
(1) The Central Publications Office ensures that information which constitutes a subject of state, economic or professional secrecy is not disclosed in mass use.
(2) The scope of the subject matter of State, Economic or Professional Secrets is laid down in Decree No 181 / 1964 Coll., on the essential facts constituting State Secrets, and lists of classified documents of the departments.
(1) The Central Publications Office shall monitor the non-disclosure of information in bulk, the content of which is contrary to other interests of the company.
(2) Information is contrary to other interests of the company,
(a) the content of which is a criminal offence or which is contrary to another law;
(b) the content of which is directed against the political and ideological line of the State;
(c) the content of which would be proven to be detrimental to the social interests of the central public and social authorities.
(1) Editors of the periodical press, editors of the publishing house, or publishers, editors of the Czechoslovak Press Office, Czechoslovak Radio and Czechoslovak Television, relevant managers of the Czechoslovak film and theatre and organizers of estrad, cabarets, exhibitions, etc. ("editors") are required to submit to the Central Publications Office in due time the materials to be published (extended, operated).
(2) The Central Publications Office may, on a case-by-case basis, set out, in agreement with the editors, the arrangements for submitting the materials.
(1) If the material to be published (disseminated, operated) is contained, the facts which are the subject of national, economic or professional secrecy will suspend the Central Publications Administration from publishing it (dissemination, operation).
(2) The decision of the Central Publications Office on suspension is given in writing.
(1) If the content of the material to be published (expanded, operated) is contrary to other interests of the company, the Central Publications Office shall draw the attention of the editor, publisher or operator, as appropriate.
(2) The rights and obligations of the editor, the publisher and, where appropriate, the operator are governed by general rules.
(1) The Central Publications Office has its branches in the regions. In the territory of the capital city of Prague, the office of the municipal office of the Central Publishing Administration is performed; in Bratislava, the Slovak Publishing Administration functions as a municipal office.
(2) The material to be published (expanded, operated) shall be submitted to the central publication authorities responsible locally for the headquarters of the editorial or organisation referred to in Article 6 (1) of this Statute.
(3) The President of the Central Publications Office may provide for exceptions to the local jurisdiction of the Central Publications Office.
This Statute shall take effect on 1 January 1967.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree of the Government No. 119 / 1966 Coll. |
|---|---|
| Regulation Type | - |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 28.12.1966 |
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| Effective from | 01.01.1967 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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