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P-19 - Press Act

Section 9
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9. No newspaper may avail itself of the provisions of this Act in the following cases:
(a)  when the party who deems himself injured is accused by the newspaper of a criminal offence;
(b)  when the article complained of refers to a candidate and was published within the three days prior to the nomination day and up to the polling day in a parliamentary or municipal election.
R. S. 1964, c. 48, s. 9.
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