Bill 45 (Legislature 4, Session 1)

L4 S1 9734

Alberta — Bills

BILL No. 45 of 1918.

An Act to amend The Libel and Slander Act. (A.ssented to , 1918.) HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1.

Chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1915, is repealed. 2. The Libel and Slander Act, being

chapter of the Statutes of Alberta, 1913 (Second Session), is amended by inserting the following

section as

section 11, subsection 1, thereof: "11.

In an action for libel contained in a newspaper the defendant may at any time after the delivery of the state ment of claim apply to a judge of the court in which the action is taken for security for costs, by notice of motion which shall be. supported by an affidavit of the defendant or his agent, showing the nature of the action and of the defence, that the defendant has a good defence upon the merits, as the deponent is advised and believes; that the plaintiff is not possessed of property sufficient to answer the costs of the action in case a judgment is given in favour of the defendant; that the statements complained of were published in good faith or that the grounds of action were trivial or frivolous; and the judge, upon a perusal of all material in support of and in opposition to the matter, in his discretion may make an order that the plaintiff shall give security for costs, which shall be given in accord-. ance with the practice in cases where the plaintiff resides out of Alberta, and the order shall be a stay of proceedings until the security is given." No. 45.

FIRST SESSION ]10UR~rH LEGISLA1'URE G'EORGE V BILL

An Act to amend The Libel . and Slander Act. Received and read the First time ........... , .. Second time ............... ' .. Third time ...... '.' , ....... . RON. MR. CROSS. EDMONTON: J. W. JllneT, Kuto's PIWITIIB A.D, 1918 Title: 1918 (4th, 1st) Bill 45,

An Act to amend The Libel and Slander Act

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L4 S1 9734
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L4 S1 9734
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	9e08a996404f864e9ba0ca769d730fdbddd3a1d2

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