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Exhibition of advertisements on certain structures, etc.
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53.—(1) Where any structure or other land, door, gate, window, tree or post is in or fronts any public place, a person who is not the owner, occupier or person in charge thereof shall not—
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(a) exhibit or cause to be exhibited thereon any advertisement, or
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(b) carry out or cause to be carried out any defacement thereof by writing or other marks,
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unless he is authorised so to do by such owner, occupier or person in charge or by any enactment.
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(2) A person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.
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(3) In a prosecution for an offence under this section, it shall not be necessary for the prosecution to show, and it shall be assumed until the contrary is shown by the defendant, that the defendant was not the owner, occupier or person in charge of the structure or other land, door, gate, window, tree or post and was not authorised as referred to in subsection (1) of this section.
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