44Bogus advertisements

### 44 Bogus advertisements > *\[Section 44 Substituted by No. 58 of 1957, s. 4 \]**\[Section 44 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 44 Subsection (1) amended by No. 55 of 1965, s. 5 \]*A person shall not tender for insertion, or cause to be inserted, in a newspaper a bogus advertisement, knowing it to be a bogus advertisement. > > > (2)  *\[Section 44 Subsection (2) amended by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*A person, being the printer or publisher of a newspaper, having received from a person to whom or to whose affairs a bogus advertisement relates, or from a police officer, a request in writing within 3 months after the publication of the advertisement to furnish the name of the person who sent or delivered it for publication shall not fail to furnish the name of the last-mentioned person in accordance with that request. > > > (2A)  *\[Section 44 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 13 of 1987, s. 5 and Sched. 1 \]*A person who contravenes [subsection (1)](#GS44@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS44@Gs2@EN) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 5 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months. > > > (3)  In this section – > > > > > ***bogus advertisement*** means an advertisement or a notice that contains any material false statement or representation with respect to any birth, death, engagement, marriage, or employment, or with respect to any matter concerning any person, or the property of any person, other than the person who tenders the advertisement or notice for insertion, or causes it to be inserted, in a newspaper; > > > > [*\[Section 44 Subsection (3) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja43@GC3@EN)