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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 6th January 2010 all the provisions of the Defamation Act 1996 which apply in Northern Ireland and which have not so far been brought into force.

This Order also contains a transitional provision in relation to section 4 of the Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955. Section 4 provides for offers of amends in cases of unintentional defamation and article 4 of the Order provides that it shall continue to apply as if it had not been repealed to any offer of amends made before 6th January 2010 and to any legal proceedings relating to that offer.