Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31)

SCHEDULES

[F1 SCHEDULE 1 U.K. Qualified privilege

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 repealed (S.) (8.8.2022) by Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 10), ss. 35(3)(a), 39(2); S.S.I. 2022/154, regs. 1(2), 2

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 1 extended (1.12.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 77(4)(a) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S.I. 1998/2789, art. 2

Part II U.K. Statements privileged subject to explanation or contradiction

[F2 14A U.K. A fair and accurate—

(a) report of proceedings of a scientific or academic conference held anywhere in the world, or

(b) copy of, extract from or summary of matter published by such a conference.]]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1 para. 14A inserted (1.1.2014 for S., 1.1.2014 for E.W.) by Defamation Act 2013 (c. 26), ss. 7(9), 17(4) (with s. 16(5)); S.S.I. 2013/339, art. 2; S.I. 2013/3027, art. 2; S.S.I. 2013/339, art. 2; S.I. 2013/3027, art. 2; and inserted (N.I) (7.6.2022) by Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 30), ss. 5(9), 14