Defamation Act 1996
Defamation Act 1996 (1996 c. 31)
- Defamation Act 1996 (1996 c. 31)
- Responsibility for publication
- 1 Responsibility for publication.
- Offer to make amends
- 2 Offer to make amends.
- 3 Accepting an offer to make amends.
- 4 Failure to accept offer to make amends.
- Limitation
- 5 Limitation of actions: England and Wales.
- 6 Limitation of actions: Northern Ireland.
- The meaning of a statement
- 7 Ruling on the meaning of a statement.
- Summary disposal of claim
- 8 Summary disposal of claim.
- 9 Meaning of summary relief.
- 10 Summary disposal: rules of court.
- 11 Summary disposal: application to Northern Ireland.
- Evidence of convictions
- 12 Evidence of convictions.
- Evidence concerning proceedings in Parliament
- 13 Evidence concerning proceedings in Parliament.
- Statutory privilege
- 14 Reports of court proceedings absolutely privileged.
- 15 Reports, &c. protected by qualified privilege.
- Supplementary provisions
- 16 Repeals.
- 17 Interpretation.
- General provisions
- 18 Extent.
- 19 Commencement.
- 20 Short title and saving.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Qualified privilege
- Part I Statements having qualified privilege without explanation or contradiction
- Part II Statements privileged subject to explanation or contradiction
- Part III Supplementary provisions
- SCHEDULE 2 Repeals
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