{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-executive-arrangements-modification-of-enactments-england-order-2002/article-12",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2002/1057",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Modification of Enactments) (England) Order 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authorities-executive-arrangements-modification-of-enactments-england-order-2002",
  "path": "article/12",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "12",
  "heading": "Statements privileged subject to explanation or contradiction",
  "text": "In paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Defamation Act 1996 (statements privileged subject to explanation or contradiction)—\n(a) in sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “, local authority committee or in the case of a local authority which are operating executive arrangements the executive of that authority or a committee of that executive”, there shall be substituted “or local authority committee”;\n(b) after sub-paragraph (1)(a), there shall be inserted—\n“(aa) in the case of a local authority which are operating executive arrangements, the executive of that authority or a committee of that executive;”;\n(c) in sub-paragraph (2)—\n(i) after “In sub-paragraphs (1)(a)”, there shall be inserted “, (1)(aa)”; and\n(ii) the definitions of “executive” and “executive arrangements” shall be omitted; and\n(d) after sub-paragraph (2), there shall be inserted—\n“(2A) In sub-paragraphs (1) and (1A)—\n“executive” and “executive arrangements” have the same meaning as in Part II of the Local Government Act 2000.”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Paragraph 11 was amended by article 31 of S.I. 2001/2237."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1057/article/12",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:00:20.357440+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."
}