Censorship of Publications Act, 1946

Appeals to the Appeal Board in respect of prohibited books.

8.—(1) The author, the editor or the publisher, or any five persons (each of whom is a member of Dáil Eireann or Seanad Eireann) acting jointly, may appeal to the Appeal Board from a prohibition order in respect of a book at any time within twelve months after the operative date or twelve months after the date on which the prohibition order takes effect (whichever is the later).

(2) The Appeal Board on an appeal under this section shall (as they think proper) affirm or revoke the prohibition order or vary the order so as to exclude from the application thereof any particular edition of the prohibited book published before, on or after the date of the prohibition order.

(3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, one appeal only shall lie to the Appeal Board against a prohibition order in respect of a prohibited book.

(4) The Appeal Board may, on the application of the author, the editor or the publisher or the joint application of any five persons (each of whom is a member of Dáil Eireann or Seanad Eireann), from time to time vary a prohibition order in respect of a book so as to exclude from the order any edition of that book published after the date of the order and in respect of which no application has previously been made under this subsection.