# Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, Section 103H: Protection from actions of defamation


(1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, any statement made by the Commission or any of its agents or staff of Audit Scotland provided for the Commission under section 10(3) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 1) or by the Controller of Audit shall be absolutely privileged.
(2) In subsection (1) above “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996 (c.31).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1973/65/section/103H (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-scotland-act-1973/section-103H
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