Paragraph 10 F1

Northern Ireland

A fair and accurate report of the proceedings at any meeting or sitting in any part of the United Kingdom of—

(a)

F2any local authority or committee of a local authority or local authorities;

(b)

any justice or justices of the peace acting otherwise than as a court exercising judicial authority;

(c)

any commission, tribunal, committee or person appointed for the purposes of any inquiry by Act of Parliament, by Her Majesty, by the Governor or by a Minister of Northern Ireland or other Minister of the Crown;

(d)

any person appointed by a local authority to hold a local inquiry in pursuance of any Act of Parliament;

(e)

any other tribunal, board, committee or body constituted by or under, and exercising functions under, an Act of Parliament,

not being a meeting or sitting admission to which is denied to representatives of newspapers and other members of the public.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. repealed (4.9.1996 so far as consequential on ss. 1, 5, 6, 12, 13 of the repealing Act, 1.4.1999 so far as consequential on ss. 14, 15, 17, Sch. 1, otherwise prosp.) by 1996 c. 31, ss. 16, 19(2)(3)(a), Sch. 2 (with s. 20(2)); S.I. 1999/817, art. 2
F2: Refs. to loc. auths. deemed to include refs. to education and library boards or committees of such boards, 1986 NI 3 art. 97(2)

Notes on Schedule

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. repealed (4.9.1996 so far as consequential on ss. 1, 5, 6, 12, 13 of the repealing Act, 1.4.1999 so far as consequential on ss. 14, 15, 17, Sch. 1, otherwise 6.1.2010) by Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31), ss. 16, 19(2)(3)(a), Sch. 2 (with s. 20(2)); S.I. 1999/817, art. 2; S.I. 2009/2858, art. 3(d)

Notes on Part II

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. repealed (4.9.1996 so far as consequential on ss. 1, 5, 6, 12, 13 of the repealing Act, 1.4.1999 so far as consequential on ss. 14, 15, 17, Sch. 1, otherwise prosp.) by 1996 c. 31, ss. 16, 19(2)(3)(a), Sch. 2 (with s. 20(2)); S.I. 1999/817, art. 2