Restriction on publication of reports of judicial proceedings

(1) It shall not be lawful to print or publish or cause or procure to be printed or published, (a) in relation to any judicial proceedings, any indecent matter or indecent medical, surgical or physiological details being matter or details the publication of which would be calculated to injure public morals; (b) in relation to any judicial proceedings for dissolution of marriage, for nullity of marriage, or for judicial separation, or for restitution of conjugal rights, any particulars other than, 21 (i) the names, addresses and occupations of the parties and witnesses; (ii) a concise statement of the charges, defences and counter-charges in support of which evidence has been (iii) the submission on any point of law arising in the course of the proceedings, and the decision of the court thereon; (iv) the summing-up of the judge and the finding of the jury, if any, and the judgment of the court and observations made by the judge in giving judgment, Provided that nothing in this part of this subsection shall be held to permit the publication of anything contrary to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection. (2) If any person acts in contravention of the provisions of this Part, he shall in respect of each offence be liable, on summary conviction by a magistrate to imprisonment for a term not exceeding nine months, or to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine, Provided that no person, other than a proprietor, editor, master printer or publisher, shall be liable to be convicted under this Part. (3) Nothing in this section shall apply to, (a) the printing of any pleading, transcript of evidence or other document for use in 22 connection with any judicial proceedings or the communication thereof to persons concerned in the proceedings; (b) the printing or publishing of any notice or report in pursuance of the directions of the court; (c) the printing or publishing of any matter in any separate volume or part of any bona fide series of law reports which does not form part of any other publication and consists solely of reports of proceedings in courts of law; or (d) any publication of a technical character bona fide intended for circulation among members of the legal or medical professions. rules.