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9.

CONTROL OF PUBLICATIONS CONSOLIDATION (AMENDMENT)

Ord. No. 15/87

A79

Section 13 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by Repeal and

the following-

"Presumption as to printer.

13. In any proceedings whatsoever it shall, unless the contrary is proved, be presumed that the person whose name appears in any local newspaper or other document as the printer of that local newspaper or other document is in fact the printer.".

10. Section 14 of the principal Ordinance is repealed.

11. Section 15 of the principal Ordinance is amended- (a) by deleting “printed” wherever it

and occurs; (b) by inserting before “newspaper" in the second place where it

occurs the following—

"local".

replacement of section 13.

Repeal of section 14.

Amendment of section 15.

12. Section 16 of the principal Ordinance is amended by inserting Amendment of before "newspaper" in the second place where it occurs the following—

"local".

section 16.

13. Section 17 of the principal Ordinance is repealed and replaced by Repeal and the following-

"Copies of local

newspapers to be delivered to Registrar.

Evidence for

civil or criminal proceedings.

17. (1) The publisher or, failing him, the printer of every local newspaper shall, on every day on which that local newspaper is published or on the day next following (other than a holiday), deliver or cause to be delivered to the Registrar a copy of that local newspaper and of every published second or other varied edition or impression thereof.

(2) The copy of every local newspaper delivered to the Registrar under subsection (1) shall bear the signature, full name and address of the printer or publisher thereof or the signature, full name and address of some other person appointed and authorized by that printer or publisher for that purpose and whose appointment and authority have been lodged with the Registrar.

(3) The Registrar shall keep in his possession the copy of every local newspaper delivered to him under subsec- tion (1) for a period of not less than 6 months after which time he may destroy or otherwise dispose of that copy.

17A. (1) Where any person requires a copy of a local newspaper delivered to the Registrar under section 17(1) to be produced in evidence in any civil or criminal proceedings, the Registrar shall cause the copy of that local newspaper to be produced in court at the expense of the person applying for it, or shall deliver the copy to that person taking reasonable security for its return.

(2) A copy of a local newspaper produced or delivered under subsection (1) shall be sufficient evidence of any matter or thing contained therein.

replacement of section 17.