Filing of Annual Return - Newspapers

Introduction

The proprietor and publisher of a newspaper are required to file “in the month of January in every year" a return (an Annual Return) containing the following information:

  1. The title of the newspaper;
  2. The names of all the proprietors of the newspaper with their respective occupations, places of business, if any, places of abode, and
  3. The yearly circulation for the previous calendar year ending on the 31st of December (section 15(1) of the Act).

Filing fees: TT$40.00

This notificaton is intended for general guidance only, and does not constitute legal advice.

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