Section 50 Protection from actions of defamationI1I2
Scotland
(1)
For the purposes of the law of defamation any statement in a report published by the Chief Inspector has absolute privilege.
(2)
In this section, “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021.
Annotations
Commencement
- I1
S. 50 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 66(2)
- I2
S. 50 in force at 1.3.2026 by S.S.I. 2026/2, reg. 2(4)(5), sch. Pt. 2