The Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022
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King's Printer for Scotland
2022-05-05
DEFAMATION
These Regulations bring into force the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 (“the 2021 Act”), insofar as not already in force. The Bill for the 2021 Act received Royal Assent on 21 April 2021. Sections 36 to 40 of the 2021 Act came into force on the following day. The 2021 Act amends the law of defamation and makes provision to replace the common law delicts of verbal injury with three new statutory delicts relating to malicious publication.
Appointed day2
The day appointed for the coming into force of the 2021 Act, so far as not already in force, is 8 August 2022.