The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955[1]
Parliament of Northern Ireland
Long titleAn Act to amend the law relating to libel and slander and other malicious falsehoods.
Citation1955 c. 11 (N.I.)
Dates
Royal assent21 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

This section was repealed by the Broadcasting Act 1990.

Section 3 - Slander of title, etc

See Malicious falsehood.

Section 4 - Unintentional defamation

This section was repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.

Section 7 - Qualified privilege of newspapers

This section was repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.

Section 8 - Extent of Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 s.3

This section was repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.

Section 9 - Extension of certain defences to broadcasting

Sections 9(2) and (3) were repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.

See also

References

  1. ↑ The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 16(1) of this Act.
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