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SCHEDULE 2Amendments of the Ethical Standards Act

Protection from actions of defamation

3In section 27(1) (protection from actions of defamation) for the passage from “by”, where it first occurs, to the end there is substituted—

(a)by the Commission or any of its employees, the Public Standards Commissioner for Scotland or any of the employees of the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland shall be absolutely privileged;

(b)to that Commissioner or any of the employees of the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland shall have qualified privilege.