Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955
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| Long title | An Act to amend the law relating to libel and slander and other malicious falsehoods. |
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| Citation | 1955 c. 11 (N.I.) |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 June 1955 |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 11 (N.I.)) is an act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. This act makes similar provision for Northern Ireland as the Defamation Act 1952 which applies only to England, Wales and Scotland.
The power of the Northern Ireland parliament to make laws for purposes similar to the purposes of the 1952 Act derived from Section 15 of that law.
Section 1
[edit]This section was repealed by the Broadcasting Act 1990.
Section 3 - Slander of title, etc
[edit]See Malicious falsehood.
Section 4 - Unintentional defamation
[edit]This section was repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.
Section 7 - Qualified privilege of newspapers
[edit]This section was repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.
Section 8 - Extent of Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 s.3
[edit]This section was repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.
Section 9 - Extension of certain defences to broadcasting
[edit]Sections 9(2) and (3) were repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 16(1) of this act.
External links
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- The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955, as amended from the National Archives.
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