127Heading to electoral advertisements

127  Heading to electoral advertisements

 (1) Subject to subsection (2), where an article or a paragraph:

 (a) appears in a newspaper during the relevant period; and

 (b) contains *electoral matter; and

 (c) is inserted for reward or compensation of any kind or promise of such reward or compensation;

the proprietor of the newspaper must cause the word “advertisement” to be printed as a headline in letters not smaller than 10 point to the article or paragraph:

 (d) if the article or paragraph takes up one page or part of one page—on that page; or

 (e) if the article or paragraph takes up the whole or part of each of 2 opposing pages—on each page.

 (2) Where an article or paragraph of the kind referred to in paragraphs (1)(b) and (c) that takes up the whole or part of each of 2 opposing pages of a newspaper:

 (a) is contained within:

 (i) a broken or unbroken border; or

 (ii) broken or unbroken lines extending across, or partly across, the top and bottom of the article or paragraph; or

 (iii) a broken or unbroken line extending along, or partly along, each side of the article or paragraph; or

 (b) is printed so that to read one or more lines of the text of the article or paragraph it is necessary to read across both pages;

the proprietor of the newspaper must cause the word “advertisement” to be printed as a headline in letters not smaller than 10 point to the article or paragraph on one of the pages.

Division 4—Offences relating to electoral papers