Section 121 Certain statements etc. protected by qualified privilege for purposes of defamation.

United Kingdom

(1)

For the purposes of the law relating to defamation—

(a)

publication of any statement in the course of the consideration by F1OFCOM of, and their adjudication on, a fairness complaint,

(b)

publication by OFCOM of directions under section 119(1) relating to a fairness complaint, or

(c)

publication of a report of OFCOM , so far as the report relates to fairness complaints,

is privileged unless the publication is shown to be made with malice.

(2)

Nothing in subsection (1) shall be construed as limiting any privilege subsisting apart from that subsection.

Annotations

F1: Words in ss. 118-121 substituted (29.12.2003) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 15 para. 132(2) (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 11)