To whom must a correction demand be sent, and what must the written demand itself state to reach under this provision?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In a practice file we read the written demand and any proof it was sent, checking that it was addressed to the representative of the news organisation; we also read the report as published and the draft correction text, since the provision requires the report's content, the reasons and the proposed correction to appear in the demand.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes the paragraph as a complete set of conditions: the demand must be made in writing to the representative of the news organisation, and the demand document must state the victim's name, address, telephone number and other contact details, the content of the report to be corrected, the reasons for correction, and the text of the correction sought.
Another reading starts at the proviso, which speaks only where an online newspaper's or online news service's report is still being carried or relayed on that website, and allows correction of that content to be sought together; it leaves open what shows continued carriage or relaying, and says nothing about reports no longer carried when the demand is sent.
Your judgment
How can the file show that the report was still being carried or relayed on the website on the day the written demand was sent?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We revisit this card if the provision is amended to change what a demand document must state or to widen the proviso, or if a decision clarifies when a report counts as still being carried or relayed online.