12. In paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Defamation Act 1996(1) (statements privileged subject to explanation or contradiction)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “, local authority committee or in the case of a local authority which are operating executive arrangements the executive of that authority or a committee of that executive”, there shall be substituted “or local authority committee”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (1)(a), there shall be inserted—
“(aa)in the case of a local authority which are operating executive arrangements, the executive of that authority or a committee of that executive;”;
(c)in sub-paragraph (2)—
(i)after “In sub-paragraphs (1)(a)”, there shall be inserted “, (1)(aa)”; and
(ii)the definitions of “executive” and “executive arrangements” shall be omitted; and
(d)after sub-paragraph (2), there shall be inserted—
“(2A) In sub-paragraphs (1) and (1A)—
“executive” and “executive arrangements” have the same meaning as in Part II of the Local Government Act 2000.”.
Paragraph 11 was amended by article 31 of S.I. 2001/2237.