BOOK AND NEWSPAPER REGISTRATION ACT - 1961 (ACT 73)

Section - 2 - Catalogue to be Kept

(1) There shall continue to be "A Catalogue of Books and Newspapers printed in Ghana", for the registration of books.

(2) Any person registering a book under this section shall submit to the officer in charge of the catalogue referred to in subsection (1) a memorandum on the book containing (so far as may be practicable) the following particulars:

(a) the title of the book and the contents of the title page with a translation into English of the title and contents when they are not in the English language;

(b) the language in which the book is written;

(c) the name of the author, translator, or editor of the book;

(d) the subject;

(e) the place of printing and the place of publication;

(f) the name or firm of the printer, and the name or firm of the publisher;

(g) the date of issue from the press or of the publication;

(h) the number of sheets, leaves, or pages;

(i) the size;

(j) the number of the edition;

(k) the number of copies of which the edition consists;

(l) the price at which the book is sold to the public; and

(m) the name and residence of the proprietor of the copyright or of any portion of such copyright.