| (1) | Where a notice must be published or aired in terms of this Act and— |
| (a) | the required number of television channels or radio stations are not broadcasting to an area; or |
| (b) | the required number of newspapers are not circulated in an area, |
the organ of State responsible for publication may do so in such lesser number of media as to reach the area concerned.
| (2) | If an employee of a television channel or radio station signs an affidavit confirming— |
| (a) | publication of a notice, it is presumed that the notice has been published; or |
| (b) | that a television channel or radio station is broadcasting to a particular area, it is presumed that it is so broadcasting, |
until the contrary is proved.
| (3) | If an employee of a newspaper signs an affidavit confirming that a newspaper circulates in a particular area, it is presumed that it does, until the contrary is proved. |
