Part 8Inspections
Chapter 6Further provisions relating to functions of Chief Inspector
General provisions
I1C1151Publication of inspection reports
1
For the purposes of the law of defamation, a report made by the Chief Inspector which—
a
is published under any enactment, or
b
is not so published but is made in pursuance of his functions under any enactment,
is privileged unless its publication is shown to have been made with malice.
2
Where by virtue of any enactment the Chief Inspector has power to arrange for a report made by him to be published in a manner determined by him, he may (if he considers it appropriate to do so) arrange for the report to be published by electronic means only.
3
Nothing in this section—
a
limits any privilege subsisting apart from subsection (1), or
b
prejudices the generality of any power of the Chief Inspector subsisting apart from subsection (2).