For subsection (10) substitute—

“(10)

In this Part, “newspaper” means a publication which—

(a)

consists of, or includes, news-related material which is subject to editorial control;

(b)

is published on any periodic basis; and

(c)

is connected with the United Kingdom.

(10A)

For the purposes of subsection (10)—

(a)

“news-related material” means—

(i)

news or information about current affairs; or

(ii)

opinion about matters relating to the news or current affairs;

(b)

news-related material contained in a publication is subject to editorial control if the publisher of the publication has editorial or equivalent responsibility for—

(i)

the content of the material (which may include commissioning it);

(ii)

how the material is presented; and

(iii)

the decision to first publish the material;

(c)

a publication is not to be treated as consisting of, or including, news-related material if the news-related material contained in the publication—

(i)

is included only incidentally to the main content of the publication; or

(ii)

relates wholly to a particular pastime, hobby, trade, business, industry or profession;

(d)

“publication” means a publication which is—

(i)

online; or

(ii)

in hard copy,

and references to “publish” or a “publisher” are to be construed accordingly;

(e)

a reference to a publication being published on any periodic basis includes, in relation to an online publication, a reference to it being updated on any periodic or other recurring basis;

(f)

a publication is connected with the United Kingdom if—

(i)

the majority of its readership is in the United Kingdom;

(ii)

the majority of editorial decisions about the publication are taken in the United Kingdom; or

(iii)

the registered or principal office of the publisher of the publication is in the United Kingdom.”.