The Law ties three separate groups of breach to a single penal provision. The amounts are written with the figures of the 1986 text.
The Penal Provision - Art. 7
Article 7 (Amended: 6/3/1986-3266/5) - Of Article 4 of the Law:
| Subpara. | Act |
|---|---|
| a | Under the first and second paragraphs: owners of the work, responsible editors and copyright holders who publish their works unstamped although notification has been made to them |
| b | Those who, contrary to the fourth paragraph, sell, display, transport, accept orders for, advertise, show, give and bring into schools stamped or unstamped printed works that are subject to a limitation, in the ways stated in the subparagraphs of the paragraph |
| c | (Amended: 11/5/1988-3445/11) Those who sell contrary to the fifth and eighth paragraphs, without putting the work in an envelope or bag, or in an envelope or bag contrary to the characteristics mentioned in the fifth paragraph |
Those persons are punished by a heavy fine of from two million to ten million lira. In the event of repetition of the offence the maximum limit of the penalty is applied.
The Critical Phrase in Subparagraph (b)
That matters particularly for dealers, distributors and media organisations publishing advertisements. We cover the scope of the advertising ban in the advertising guide.
The Penalty for Not Sending Copies Is Separate
Art. 8/2: in respect of those who do not fulfil the obligation to send copies, the penal provisions stated in Art. 24 of Press Law No. 5680 are applied.
We cover the detail in the copy delivery guide.
The Penalty for Reporting an Examination
Art. 10: the responsible editors of newspapers and magazines that report that an examination is under way and that a work will be restricted are punished "under Article 8". We cover the detail in the reporting ban guide.
The Sanction for the Financial Obligation
Additional Art. 1: in respect of those who do not pay the Mass Housing Fund sums within the stated period, the provisions of Law No. 6183 on the Procedure for the Collection of Public Receivables are applied. That is not a penalty but a regime for collecting a public receivable.
We cover the detail in the Mass Housing Fund guide.
The Period of Trial
Additional Art. 3: cases arising from the offences written in this Law are concluded within two months at the latest. We cover the detail in the two-month period guide.
A Provision Not Incorporated: The 1988 Amnesty
In the "provisions not incorporated in the main law" section at the end of the text of the Law is provisional Art. 2 of Law No. 3445: nine tenths of the penalties given under the relevant articles of the penal code and under Arts. 7 and additional 2 of Law No. 1117 are pardoned; the fine to be executed may not exceed thirty million lira and fines already collected are not refunded.
Summary
Art. 7 of Law No. 1117 punishes three groups of act: publishing unstamped; sale, display, transport, advertising and bringing into schools contrary to the limitations; and sale without an envelope or with an envelope contrary to the procedure. The penalty is a fine and in the event of repetition the maximum limit is applied. The amounts in the text date from 1986; for their current equivalents rely on the arrangement in force.