266
No. 1 of 1887.
DEFAMATION AND LIBEL.
Privilege of newspaper report of proceedings in court.
51 & 52 Vict. c. 64, s. 3.
Privilege of newspaper report of proceedings of public meeting and of certain bodies and persons.
c. 64, s. 4.
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opinion of the jury, a verdict of not guilty shall be entered for the defendant.
14. A fair and accurate report in any newspaper of proceedings publicly heard before any court shall, if published contemporaneously with such proceedings, be privileged: Provided that nothing in this section shall authorize the publication of any blasphemous or indecent matter.
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15. (1) A fair and accurate report published in any newspaper of the proceedings of a public meeting, or (except where neither the public nor any newspaper reporter is admitted) of any meeting of a body, board, or authority formed or constituted under the provisions of any Ordinance or of any committee appointed by any such body, board, or authority, or of 51 & 52 Vict. any meeting of any commissioners authorized to act by Letters Patent, Act of Parliament, Ordinance, warrant under the Royal Sign Manual, or other lawful warrant or authority, select committees of the Legislative Council, and justices of the peace in licensing sessions assembled, and the publication, at the request of any Government office or department or of the Commissioner of Police, of any notice or report issued by them or him for the information of the public, shall be privileged, unless it is proved that such report or publication was published or made maliciously: Provided that nothing in this section shall authorize the publication of any blasphemous or indecent matter: Provided, also, that the protection intended to be afforded by this section shall not be available as a defence in any proceedings if it is proved that the defendant has been requested to insert in the newspaper in which the report or other publication complained of appeared a reasonable letter or statement by way of contradiction or explanation of such report or other publication, and has refused or neglected to insert the same: Provided, further, that nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to limit or abridge any privilege now by law existing or to protect the publication of any matter not of public concern and the publication of which is not for the public benefit.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "public meeting" means any meeting bonâ fide and lawfully held for a lawful purpose, and for the furtherance or discussion of any matter
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1937,
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266
No. 1 of 1887.
DEFAMATION AND LIBEL.
Privilege of newspaper report of proceedings
in court.
51 & 52 Vict. c. 64, s. 3.
Privilege of newspaper report of proceedings of public meeting and of certain bodies and
persons.
c. 64, s. 4.
*
opinion of the jury, a verdict of not guilty shall be entered for the defendant.
14. A fair and accurate report in any newspaper of proceed- ings publicly heard before any court shall, if published contem- poraneously with such proceedings, be privileged: Provided that nothing in this section shall authorize the publication of any blasphemous or indecent matter.
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15. (1) A fair and accurate report published in any news- paper of the proceedings of a public meeting, or (except where neither the public nor any newspaper reporter is admitted) of any meeting of a body, board, or authority formed or constituted under the provisions of any Ordinance or of any committee appointed by any such body, board, or authority, or of 51 & 52 Vict. any meeting of any commissioners authorized to act by Letters Patent, Act of Parliament, Ordinance, warrant under the Royal Sign Manual, or other lawful warrant or authority, select committees of the Legislative Council, and justices of the peace in licensing sessions assembled, and the publication, at the request of any Government office or department or of the Commissioner of Police, of any notice or report issued by them or him for the information of the public, shall be privileged, unless it is proved that such report or publication was published or made maliciously: Provided that nothing in this section shall authorize the publication of any blasphemous or indecent matter: Provided, also, that the protection intended to be afforded by this section shall not be available as a defence in any proceedings if it is proved that the defendant has been requested to insert in the newspaper in which the report or other publication complained of appeared a reasonable letter or statement by way of contradiction or explanation of such report or other publication, and has refused or neglected to insert the same: Provided, further, that nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to limit or abridge any privilege now by law existing or to protect the publication of any matter not of public concern and the publication of which is not for the public benefit.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "public meeting means any meeting bonâ fide and lawfully held for a lawful purpose, and for the furtherance or discussion of any matter
* As amended by Law Rev. Ord., 1937,
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