The Newspaper Publication Act 1798 ( 38 Geo. 3. c. 78) was an Act passed by the

Parliament of Great Britain The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts ratified the treaty of Union which created a new unified Kingdo ...

. The Act restricted the printing and circulation of newspapers and made newspaper proprietors identify themselves to the government. The Act aimed to reduce slander.R. A. Melikan, ''John Scott, Lord Eldon, 1751–1838. The Duty of Loyalty'' (Cambridge University Press, 1999), pp. 127–128.

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{{Reflist Great Britain Acts of Parliament 1798