CENSORSHIP OF PRESS ACT, 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 newspaper under the Government scrutiny before their publication. This act was later extended in 1807 and covered all kinds of Press Publications newspaper, magazine, books and pamphlets.

The rules were relaxed when Lord Hastings Came into powe.