# Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888, Section 8: Order of Judge required for prosecution of newspaper proprietor, &c.

Extent: E+W+N.I.

... No criminal prosecution shall be commenced in Northern Ireland against any proprietor, publisher, editor, or any person responsible for the publication of a newspaper for any blasphemous libel published therein without the order of a Judge at Chambers being first had and obtained.
Such application shall be made on notice to the person accused, who shall have an opportunity of being heard against such application.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/51-52/64/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/law-of-libel-amendment-act-1888/section-8
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