Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Interpretation.

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5. 4. Inquiry by court of summary jurisdiction as to libel being for public benefit or being true.

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8. 7. Board of Trade may authorise registration of the names of only a portion of the proprietors of a newspaper.

9. 8. Register of newspaper proprietors to be established.

10. 9. Annual returns to be made.

11. 10. Penalty for omission to make annual returns.

12. 11. Power to party to make return.

13. 12. Penalty for wilful mis-representation in or omission from return.

14. 13. Registrar to enter returns in register.

15. 14. Fees payable for registrar’s services.

16. 15. Certified copy of material on register to be admissible in evidence

17. 16. Recovery of penalties and enforcement of orders.

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19. 18. Provisions as to registration of newspaper proprietors not to apply to newspaper belonging to joint stock company.

20. 19. Act not to extend to Scotland.

21. 20. Short title.

22. THE SCHEDULES to which this Act refers

    1. SCHEDULE A

       Return made pursuant to the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881

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    2. SCHEDULE B

       Return made pursuant to the Newspaper Libel and Registration Act 1881

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