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2. Interpretation

Edition: 1992-10-23 · In force

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2. Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—"legislature", in relation to any part of the Commonwealth which is subject to a central and a local legislature, means either of those legislatures;"newspaper" means any paper containing public news or observations thereon, or consisting wholly or mainly of advertisements, which is printed for sale, and which is published in Kenya either periodically or in parts or numbers at intervals not exceeding thirty-six days;"parliamentary report" means a report, paper, notes or proceedings purporting to be published by the order or under the authority of the National Assembly or the East African Legislative Assembly;"wireless broadcasting" means publication for general reception by means of radio Communication within the meaning of the Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporations Act (Cap. 4) of the Organization, and "broadcast by wireless" shall be construed accordingly;“words” includes pictures, visual images, gestures and other methods of signifying meaning.[Act No. 7 of 1987, 2nd Sch.]
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Source: Kenya Law