# Defamation Act 1952, Section 14: Application of Act to Scotland.


This Act shall apply to Scotland subject to the following modifications, that is to say:—
(a) sections one, two, eight and thirteen shall be omitted;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c) subsection (2) of section four shall have effect as if at the end thereof there were added the words “Nothing in this subsection shall be held to entitle a defender to lead evidence of any fact specified in the declaration unless notice of his intention so to do has been given in the defences.”; and
(d) for any reference to libel, or to libel or slander, there shall be substituted a reference to defamation; the expression “plaintiff” means pursuer and; the expression “defendant” means defender; ...

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6and1Eliz2/15-16/66/section/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1952/section-14
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