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11.—(1) Article 72 (details to appear on election publications) is amended as follows.
(2) After paragraph (3) insert—
“(3A) Subject to paragraph (3B), for the purposes of paragraphs (4) to (6), the relevant details (as defined in paragraph (3)) must conform to the following specifications—
(a)type size of at least 11 points as measured in font ‘Times New Roman’ not narrowed, and
(b)space between text lines of at least 3mm.
(3B) Paragraph (3A) does not apply where—
(a)in the case of paragraph (4) or (5), the document consists (or consists principally) of material which is less than the size of A4 paper, or
(b)in the case of paragraph (6), the advertisement contained in the newspaper or periodical covers a total space which is less than the size of one sheet of A4 paper,
and in such cases, the relevant details must be in type size of at least 9 points as measured in font ‘Times New Roman’ not narrowed and the space between text lines must be at least 2mm.”.
(3) In paragraph (13) before the definition of “print” insert—
““address” means postal address;”.
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