16. Any message in relation to the administration of justice, arrest of criminals, the discovery or prevention of crime, and government messages or despatches, shall always be forwarded in preference to any other message or despatch, if required by persons connected with the administration of justice, or by any person thereunto authorized by the Minister of Consumer Affairs, Cooperatives and Financial Institutions.
R. S. 1964, c. 286, s. 16; 1966-67, c. 72, s. 23; 1975, c. 76, s. 11.