Provision Summary Right at stake Ward or Village Tract Administration Law (2012) 13, 17 Require individuals to register with the Ward or Village Tract Administrator any overnight guest who is not registered as part of the family unit. Allow the Administrator to conduct household inspections to determine if unregistered guests are present. Right to privacy A/70/412 para. 29 News Media Law (2014) 9 Imposes a Code of Conduct on all media workers, including an obligation to avoid writing news that deliberately affects the reputation of a specific person or organization and obey unspecified regulations published by the Media Council. Right to freedom of expression A/70/412 para. 72; A/HRC/28/72 paras. 7 and 64(b); A/69/398 para 23 25 Imposes a fine of up to 1,000,000 kyats for breach of certain sections of the Code of Conduct, including the prohibition on deliberately causing reputational damage. 4 – 7, Require publishing business to apply to the Ministry of Information for a licence. Imposes fines of up to 5,000,000 Kyats on those failing to do so. Allow the Ministry to revoke or suspend licences if the organisation is found to have applied dishonestly. This decision may only be appealed to the Minister of Information. Right to freedom of expression A/70/412 para. 72; A/HRC/28/72 paras. 6 and 64(c); 22 Creates a Video Censor Board which includes the Managing Director of the Myanmar Motion Picture Enterprise (administered by the Ministry of Information) and representatives from ‘relevant’ government departments. Right to freedom of expression 24 Allows the Video Censor Board unlimited power to prohibit the public exhibition of a video tape, to seize and destroy any such video tape, and to require a video to be amended or partially erased before public exhibition. A/HRC/25/64 para 76(c); A/68/397 paras. 67 and 83(c); A/HRC/22/58 paras. 89(d) A/HRC/19/67 paras. 10 and 42; A/66/365 paras. 51 and 94(c) 26 Allows the Video Censor Board to revoke a video censor certificate if there is a ‘valid reason’ for doing do. 38 Provides the Video Censor Board unlimited power to limit the public exhibition of foreign imported video tapes and amend or erase ‘unsuitable’ elements of video tapes before export. 32 Imposes penalties of up to three years’ imprisonment for anyone committing a range of offences including distributing or exhibiting a video without a video censor certificate and operating a video business without a licence. 10 Provides for the creation of a Motion Picture Censor Board which includes Right to the Managing Director of the Myanmar Motion Picture Enterprise freedom of (administered by the Ministry of Information) and representatives from expression ‘relevant’ government departments. 12 Allows the Motion Picture Censor Board to refuse permission to film a feature or only allowing filming to begin once a feature has been modified. A/68/397 paras 67 and 83(c); A/HRC/25/64 para 76(c); A/HRC/22/58 para 89(d); A/67/383 paras 26 and 95(c); A/HRC/19/67 paras. 10 and 42; A/66/365 paras. 51 and 94(c). Printing and Publishing Enterprise Law (2014) 15, 16, 19 Television and Video Law (1985) Motion Picture Law (1996) References in reports by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar since 2011 A/HRC/31/71 24 Legislation