Defamation Act · 2000 Revised Edition
13. Application of Act to broadcasting
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The provisions of this Act shall apply in relation to reports or matters broadcast by means of telecommunication as part of any programme or service provided by means of a broadcasting station within Brunei
telecommunication
“telecommunication” means any system for the transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images and sounds of all kinds by means of radiowaves, wire, cable or other electromagnetic systems;
Darussalam, and in relation to any broadcasting by means of telecommunication of any such report or matter, as they apply in relation to reports and matters published in a newspaper and to publication in a newspaper.
newspaper
“newspaper” means any paper containing public news or observations thereon or consisting wholly or mainly of advertisements which is printed for sale and is published in Brunei Darussalam, either periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding 36 days;
Subsection (2) of section 10 of shall have effect in relation to such broadcasting as if for the words “to insert in such newspaper” there were substituted to words “to publish in the same manner” and subsection (2)
words
“words” includes pictures, visual images, gestures and other methods of signifying meaning. Broadcast statements.
Defamation of section 12 shall have effect in relation to any such broadcasting, as if for the words “in the newspaper in which” there were substituted the words “in the manner in which”.
In this section,
“broadcasting station”
means any telecommunication station which is authorised by law, or in respect of which a licence is granted under any written law authorising the station, to provide broadcasting services for general reception.
Limitation of privilege at elections.
Terms defined in s 2
newspaper
Defined · s 2“newspaper” means any paper containing public news or observations thereon or consisting wholly or mainly of advertisements which is printed for sale and is published in Brunei Darussalam, either periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding 36 days;
telecommunication
Defined · s 2“telecommunication” means any system for the transmission, emission or reception of signs, signals, writings, images and sounds of all kinds by means of radiowaves, wire, cable or other electromagnetic systems;
words
Defined · s 2“words” includes pictures, visual images, gestures and other methods of signifying meaning. Broadcast statements.