Bernama Act 1967 · s 3

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3. (1) There is hereby established a body cor-porate by the name of “Pertubuhan Berita
Nasional Malaysia” or in English “The Malaysian
National News Agency” (hereinafter referred to as
“Bernama”) with perpetual succession and a common seal and power to acquire and hold movable or immovable property and to dispose thereof or otherwise deal therewith.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers but, subject to the Federal
Constitution and this Act, Bernama shall have and exercise all the powers that may be necessary or expedient for the attainment of its objects or any of them.
(3) Bernama shall have the exclusive right to receive into Malaysia, news or news material from foreign news agencies and other organisations dealing with the news or news material, through such arrangements as subscription, payment, news exchange or other means.
(4) Bernama shall arrange for the distribution of the news or news material received pursuant to subsection
(3) to subscribers in Malaysia, on such terms or conditions as shall be prescribed by Bernama.
(5) Subsections (3) and (4) shall not prejudice the right of the Department|responsible for broadcasting, and any organisation approved by the Minister from time to time, to receive, without reference whatsoever to Bernama, visual news and programme materials directly from any source outside Malaysia.

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s 3

(1)

There is hereby established a body cor-porate by the name of “Pertubuhan Berita

Nasional Malaysia” or in English “The Malaysian

National News Agency” (hereinafter referred to as

“Bernama”) with perpetual succession and a common seal and power to acquire and hold movable or immovable property and to dispose thereof or otherwise deal therewith.

(2)

Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers but, subject to the Federal

Constitution and this Act, Bernama shall have and exercise all the powers that may be necessary or expedient for the attainment of its objects or any of them.

(3)

Bernama shall have the exclusive right to receive into Malaysia, news or news material from foreign news agencies and other organisations dealing with the news or news material, through such arrangements as subscription, payment, news exchange or other means.

(4)

Bernama shall arrange for the distribution of the news or news material received pursuant to subsection

(3)

to subscribers in Malaysia, on such terms or conditions as shall be prescribed by Bernama.

(5)

Subsections (3) and (4) shall not prejudice the right of the Department|responsible for broadcasting, and any organisation approved by the Minister from time to time, to receive, without reference whatsoever to Bernama, visual news and programme materials directly from any source outside Malaysia.