# Defamation Act 1952, Section 16: Interpretation.

Extent: E+W+S

(1) Any reference in this Act to words shall be construed as including a reference to pictures, visual images, gestures and other methods of signifying meaning.
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(4) Where words broadcast by means of wireless telegraphy are simultaneously transmitted by telegraph as defined by the Telegraph Act 1863, . . . the provisions of this Act shall apply as if the transmission were broadcasting by means of wireless telegraphy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/66/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1952/section-16
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