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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-2006/section-43",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/32",
  "legislation_title": "Government of Wales Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/government-of-wales-act-2006",
  "path": "section/43",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "43",
  "heading": "Contempt of court",
  "text": "(1) The strict liability rule does not apply in relation to any publication—\n(a) made in, for the purposes of, or for purposes incidental to, Senedd proceedings, or\n(b) to the extent that it consists of a report of Senedd proceedings which either is made by or under the authority of the Senedd or is fair and accurate and made in good faith.\n(2) In subsection (1)—\n“the strict liability rule”, and\n“publication”,\nhave the same meaning as in the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (6.5.2020) by Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2020 (anaw 1), s. 42(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(19) (with Sch. 1 para. 2(11)-(14))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Ss. 1-94, 97-106 in force immediately after \"the 2007 election\" by s. 161(1) (subject to s. 161(4)(5))"
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/32/section/43",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:14:12.769607+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}