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in which the report is broadcast and any

person having functions in relation to the

programme corresponding to those of the

editor of a newspaper or periodical

publication,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on

conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to

imprisonment for six months.

(9) Proceedings for an offence under this section

shall not be instituted otherwise than by or with the

consent of the Attorney General.

(10) Subsection (1) shall be in addition to, and

not in derogation from, the provisions of any other

Ordinance with respect to the publication of reports

and proceedings of magistrates' and other courts.

(11) In this section -

"broadcast" means sounds or visual images broadcast ·

by wireless telegraphy or by means of a high

frequency distribution system over wires, or other

paths provided by a material substance and

intended for general reception;

"publish", in relation to a report, means publish the

report, either by itself or as part of a newspaper

or periodical, for distribution to the public.