what were the two regulations imposed by the Censorship of the press act in1799
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The key points of Wellesley Regulations were:
1) Every printer of a newspaper was required to print his name at the bottom of the paper.
2)Every editor and proprietor of a newspaper was required to provide his name and address to the Secretary to the Government.
3)No paper was to be published on Sunday.
4)No paper was to be published unless it had been inspected by the Secretary to the Government.
5)The penalty for violating any of the rules was deportation to Europe.
Two regulations ........... Are......
In 1799, Lord Wellesley brought the Censorship of Press Act, 1799. The idea was to stop the French from publishing anything which could harm British in any way. This act brought all the newspapers under the Government scrutiny before their publication.
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