# The Defamation Act 1996 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009, Article 3


The following provisions of the Defamation Act 1996 shall come into force on 6th January 2010:
(a) sections 2, 3 (apart from subsection (9)) and 4 (offer to make amends);
(b) section 7 (meaning of statement);
(c) sections 8 to 11 (summary disposal of claims); and
(d) so far as they are not already in force, section 17(1) (interpretation), section 16 and Schedule 2 (repeals).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/2858/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/defamation-act-1996-commencement-no-4-order-2009/article-3
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