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Approaching
this
circumstances
that law.
case
and
social
In that case,
in the application
amendment
what
conditions
comes
to
mind
surrounding
help but observe
the
as the
do
COURT
1958.
Colonial
so.
era.
Lord
case,
of
then
with
we
any
refer to
sense
of
guidelines
from
the
compelled
to
first
The
answer,
67,
for the
The law simply prohibits the publication of any false “statement,
rumour
in my
view,
of the makers
it is not
are
the
and the latest
in what
Denning’s
we
are
promulgation
1938
well deep
And
Applying
ESTATES
consider the intention
That was
first
that the earliest point
of Section 67 in this country was
that we
SEAFORD
way,
I cannot
thereto was
euphemistically
euphoria
that
is not to be
found
of the law at the time.
in the
language
of Section
language is unambiguous.
or report” which
is false and which
is “likely to cause
fear and alarm
to
the public or to disturb the public peace.”
I understand the Section to presuppose knowledge or belief on the part of
the maker of the statement, rumour or report as to its falsity and thereby
the
guilt
provided
of the
by
maker,
Subsection
unless
(2).
can
maker
the
Section
The
the
establish
a
penalizes
defence
person
for
communicating any falsehood which has a negative impact on the public.
It imposes
hold
back
a duty on every person to only communicate
to oneself any
event that the information
information
is false,
the accused made to verify it before
with
a tinge
there is a duty
publication.
the truth and to
of falsehood.
to show
what
my
opinion,
In
In the
efforts
that
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