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Government Gazette, 9 June 1982
No. 8232     29

Internal Security Act, 1982
Act No. 74, 1982.

lawful organization in terms of this section, shall be disposed of in accordance with the direction of the Minister of Justice.

(9) The Minister of Justice may at any time by notice in the Gazette and subject to such modifications as he may deem fit, apply in respect of a particular case such provisions of the Companies Act, 1973 (Act No. 61 of 1973), or the Insolvency Act, 1936 (Act No. 24 of 1936), as are not inconsistent with this Act, as may be necessary in such case for the proper performance by the liquidator of his functions in terms of this section, and may in like manner amend or withdraw any such notice.

(10) If directed by the Minister to do so, the liquidator shall compile a list of persons who are or at any time before or after the commencement of this Act were office-bearers, officers, members or active supporters of the organization which has been declared an unlawful organization.

(11) The liquidator shall have the power to receive and retain any communication addressed to the unlawful organization or to any person in his capacity as an office-bearer or officer thereof, and the Postmaster-General shall, if requested to do so by the liquidator, cause all postal articles so addressed, to be delivered to the liquidator.

(12) The provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of section 6 shall, without derogating from the generality of the provisions of subsection (9) of this section, mutatis mutandis apply in respect of any investigation by the liquidator which he may consider necessary in connection with the performance of his functions in terms of subsection (1), (4) or (10): Provided that section 6 (3) (d) shall, when applied in terms of this subsection, be construed as referring also to any document which, in the opinion of the liquidator, may afford proof in regard to any right in or the whereabouts of any property or the existence or amount of any debt.


Restriction on registration of newspapers.

15. (1) No newspaper shall be registered under the Newspaper and Imprint Registration Act, 1971 (Act No. 63 of 197l)—

(a)

unless a period of twenty-one days has expired after the date on which the application for such registration was received by the Director-General: Internal Affairs; and

(b)

unless the proprietor of such newspaper deposits with the Minister of Internal Affairs such amount not exceeding forty thousand rand as the Minister may within the said period determine whenever he is not satisfied that a prohibition under section 5 will not at any time become necessary in respect of such newspaper.

(2) Any amount deposited in terms of subsection (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 subsection (3).

(3) Subject to the provisions of subsection (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 is refunded to the depositor.

(4) If a prohibition is imposed under section 5 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 Internal Affairs with the concurrence of the Minister at any time otherwise directs, the registration of a newspaper under the Newspaper and Imprint Registration Act, 1971, shall lapse—