National Assembly for Wales Commissioner for Standards Measure 2009 (nawm4)

Investigatory Powers of the Commissioner W

17 Protection from defamation actions W

(1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, any statement made in pursuance of the purposes of this Measure—

(a) by the Commissioner, or

(b) to the Commissioner

is absolutely privileged.

(2) In subsection (1), “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 17 comes into force in accordance with s. 21(2)(b)(3)