Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 18)

Valid from 01/11/2016

PART 2 S The Scottish Land Commission

Valid from 01/04/2017

CHAPTER 3 S The Tenant Farming Commissioner

Tenant Farming Commissioner: inquiry function S

35 Protection from actions for defamation S

(1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, any statement made by the Tenant Farming Commissioner in pursuance of the Commissioner's inquiry function under section 24(1)(c) has qualified privilege.

(2) In subsection (1) “statement” has the meaning given by section 17 of the Defamation Act 1996.