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SWE-1949-L-44628
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Title_of_text
Freedom of the Press Act (1949:105).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sweden
Subjects (Classification)
Human rights
Adopted on (Date of text)
1949
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Tryckfrihetsförordning (1949:105).
Abstract/Citation
The consolidation of the Act includes a total of 48 amending texts through December 2015 (up to Act 2015:151, Reprint of Act). The consolidated text includes various amendments.
Contains 14 chapters concerning, inter alia:
Chapter 1: On freedom of the press.
Chapter 2: On public documents.
Chapter 3: On right to anonymity.
Chapter 4: On production of printed writings.
Chapter 5: On publishing of periodicals.
Chapter 6: On dissemination of printed writings.
Chapter 7: On freedom of the press violations.
Chapter 8: Liability regulations.
Chapter 9: On supervision and prosecution.
Chapter 10: On specific coercive measures.
Chapter 11: On civil claim.
Chapter 12: On the trial in cases relating to the freedom of the press.
Chapter 13: On foreign printed publications etc.
Chapter 14: General provisions.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2007-05-31 (SWE-2007-L-79625)
Act (No. 325 of 2007) amending the Secrecy Act (No. 100 of 1980).
Related text(s)
2009-05-20 (SWE-2009-L-84388)
Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act (2009:400).
Related text(s)
2009-05-28 (SWE-2009-R-101800)
Public Access to Information and Secrecy Ordinance (2009:641).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Unofficial English Translation
Author
Swedish Government
Publisher
Regeringen
Place of publication
www.regeringen.se
Country
Sweden
URL
http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/3288/a/19560
Page range
39 pp.
File
SWE44628EnglishBasic.pdf (PDF in English)
Electronic source title
Act online in Swedish, Consolidated Text
Author
Regeringens rättsdatabaser
Publisher
Notisum AB
Place of publication
www.notisum.se
Country
Sweden
URL
http://www.notisum.se/pub/doc.aspx?url=/rnp/sls/lag/19490105.htm
Page range
24 pp.
File
SWE44628SwedishConsolidated.pdf (PDF of Act as amended to Act 2015:151)
Electronic source title
Act online in Swedish, Reprinted Act
Author
Regeringens rättsdatabaser
Publisher
Notisum AB
Place of publication
www.notisum.se
Country
Sweden
URL
http://www.notisum.se/pub/doc.aspx?url=/rnp/sls/lag/19490105.htm
Page range
24 pp.
File
SWE44628SwedishConsolidatedReprint.pdf (PDF of Act Reprint 2015:151)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Constitutions of the Countries of the World
Author
[Consitution as amended to 2002]
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Place of publication
New York
Country
United States of America
Date
2011-11
Page range
pp. 49-84