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Defamation Act 1952

Defamation Act 1952 s 16

s 16 Interpretation.

(1) Any reference in this Act to words shall be construed as including a reference to pictures, visual images, gestures and other methods of signifying meaning. (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (4) Where words broadcast by means of wireless telegraphy are simultaneously transmitted by telegraph as defined by the Telegraph Act 1863, . . . the provisions of this Act shall apply as if the transmission were broadcasting by means of wireless telegraphy.

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