14Special damageE+W
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(1)The Slander of Women Act 1891 is repealed.
(2)The publication of a statement that conveys the imputation that a person has a contagious or infectious disease does not give rise to a cause of action for slander unless the publication causes the person special damage.
Commencement Information
I1S. 14 in force at 1.1.2014 by S.I. 2013/3027, art. 2