Removal, etc of statements
I113Order to remove statement or cease distribution etc
1
Where a court gives judgment for the claimant in an action for defamation the court may order—
a
the operator of a website on which the defamatory statement is posted to remove the statement, or
b
any person who was not the author, editor or publisher of the defamatory statement to stop distributing, selling or exhibiting material containing the statement.
2
In this section “author”, “editor” and “publisher” have the same meaning as in section 1 of the Defamation Act 1996.
3
Subsection (1) does not affect the power of the court apart from that subsection.