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Particulars to be printed on newspapers and other publications

Cap. 242, s. 22 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) There shall be printed at the end of every newspaper and of any and every supplement sheet or piece of paper, the Christian name and surname, addition and place of abode of the printer, publisher and editor of it, and also a true description of the house or building wherein it is actually printed and published respectively, and the day of the week, month and year on which the newspaper is published. 19 (2) Every person who knowingly and wilfully prints or publishes or causes to be printed or published any newspaper or supplement thereto whereon the several particulars mentioned in subsection (1) of this section, are not printed, or whereon any false name, addition, place or day is printed or whereon there is printed any description of the place of printing or publishing such newspaper different in any respect from the description of the house or building mentioned in the declaration required by this Part to be made relating to such newspaper, as the house or building wherein such newspaper is intended to be printed or published, shall for any and every such offence forfeit the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars.
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