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J
a m a i c a 9. OTHER RESTRICTIONS ON THE CONTENT
OF INFORMATION Pursuant to Section 56 of the Juveniles Act of 1951, the court
may direct that no newspaper report of the proceedings that arises
out of any offense against, or any conduct contrary to, decency
or morality, shall reveal the name, address, or school, or include
any particulars calculated to lead to the identification, of any
juvenile concerned in such proceeding either as defendant, victim
or witness therein; and no picture shall be published in any newspaper
as being a part of the proceeding except as by permitted by the
court. There are other laws that restrain the publication of information
due to its content such as what is provided for in Section 3 of
the Treason Felony Act of 1969, and the Obscene Publications (Suppression
of) Act which bans the publication of pornographic information as
well as pictorial representations. The Emergency (Public Security) Act of 1961 also sets forth
the possibility of issuing any regulation or proclamation notwithstanding
anything inconsistent in any enactment (Section 5). The Censorship
(Press and Postal) Act and the Public Order Act of 1957 also set
forth rules whereby information is controlled.
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