{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1952/section-10",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1952/section-10.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/66",
  "legislation_title": "Defamation Act 1952",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1952",
  "path": "section/10",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "10",
  "heading": "Limitation on privilege at elections.",
  "text": "A defamatory statement published by or on behalf of a candidate in any election to a local government authority to the Scottish Parliament or to Parliament shall not be deemed to be published on a privileged occasion on the ground that it is material to a question in issue in the election, whether or not the person by whom it is published is qualified to vote at the election.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 10 inserted (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125, Sch. 8, para. 10 (with s. 126(3)-(11))"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 10 extended (1.12.1998) by 1998 c. 38, s. 77(5) (with ss. 139(2), 143(2)); S. I. 1998/2789, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/66/section/10",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T11:17:11.082661+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}