| Short Title: | Newspaper Publication Act 1798 |
| Type: | Act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of Great Britain |
| 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. |
| Year: | 1798 |
| Citation: | 38 Geo. 3. c. 78 |
| Royal Assent: | 28 June 1798 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Stamp Duties on Newspapers Act 1836 |
| Status: | repealed |
| Original Text: | https://books.google.com/books?id=7wjKeKNK9qUC&pg=PA846 |
The Newspaper Publication Act 1798 (38 Geo. 3. c. 78) was an Act passed by 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]