Section 203: Penalty applicable for revealing author of writing
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203. Penalty applicable for revealing author of writing
Cette disposition pourra être ré- The punishment shall be that produite à des peines de simple police— vided in section 382 in the case of—
(a) à l’égard des crieurs, af- (a) any crier, bill sticker,
ficheurs, vendeurs ou vendor or distributor,
distributeurs qui auront who makes known the
fait connaître la personne person from whom he
de laquelle ils tiennent received the manuscript
l’écrit ou l’imprimé; or printed writing;
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(b) à l’égard de quicon- (b) any person who being
que, étant coupable du guilty of the offences
délit prévu à la sec_ specified in section 202,
tion 202, aura fait con- makes known the printer;
naître l’imprimeur;
(c) à l’égard même de (c) the printer or engraver
l’imprimeur ou du gra- who makes known the
veur qui aura fait connaî- author or the person who
tre l’auteur ou la per- entrusted him with the
sonne qui les aura char- printing or engraving.
gés de l’impression ou
de la gravure.
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Questions this section answers
- Do I get a lighter penalty for an anonymous publication if I reveal who gave it to me?