Part 2

The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Particular functions

Protection from actions of defamation
20
1
For the purposes of the law of defamation, any statement made in pursuance of any of sections 6, 7 to 10 and 18(1) of this Act by the Commission, or any of its employees, shall be privileged unless such statement is shown to be made with malice.
2
In this section—
- “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31); and
- “employees” shall be construed in accordance with paragraph 7 of schedule 1 to this Act.
S. 20 in force at 5.10.2005 by S.S.I. 2005/161, art. 3 (as substituted (1.7.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/375, art. 2 and as amended (22.9.2005) by S.S.I. 2005/459, art. 2)