General provisionsE+W+S

17Short title, extent and commencementE+W+S

(1)This Act may be cited as the Defamation Act 2013.

(2)F1...This Act extends to England and Wales only.

F2(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)Subject to [F3subsection] (6), the provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

F4(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6)Section 15, subsections (4) to (8) of section 16 and this section come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.

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