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No. 15 of 1886.
BILLS OF lading.
c. 111, s. 3.
evidence of such shipment as against the master or other person signing shipment as the same, notwithstanding that such goods or some part thereof against master. may not have been so shipped, unless such holder of the bill of lading has had actual notice at the time of receiving the same that the goods had not been in fact laden on board: Provided that the master or other person so signing may exonerate himself in respect of such misrepresentation by showing that it was caused without any default on his part, and wholly by the fraud of the shipper, or of the holder, or of some person under whom the holder claims.
18 & 19 Vict.
No. 16 of 1886, repealed by No. 19 of 1911.
[Originally No. 5 of 1887.
No. 18 of 1929. Law Rev. Ord., 1937.]
Short title.
Interpreta-tion.
44 & 45 Vict. c. 60, s. 1.
1887.
No. 1 of 1887.
An Ordinance to amend the law respecting defamatory words and libel.
[22nd February, 1887.]
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Defamation and Libel Ordinance, 1887.
2. In this Ordinance,
(a) Information includes indictment.
+ Ordinance No. 25 of 1927.
(b) "Newspaper" and "proprietor" have the same meanings respectively as in the Printers and Publishers Ordinance, 1927; and "publication" includes any other periodical
(c) "Report of the Legislative Council" includes any report, paper, vote or other proceeding of the Council.
See No. 41 of 1932, Third Schedule. + As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1937.
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