Section 40: Short title
165.Section 40 provides that the Act may be referred to as the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021.
165.Section 40 provides that the Act may be referred to as the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021.
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