# Northern Ireland Act 1998, Paragraph 20


In Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998 (the Assembly), for paragraph 8 substitute—
“8 (1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, absolute privilege shall attach to—
(a) the making of a statement in proceedings of the Assembly; and
(b) the publication of a statement under the Assembly’s authority.
(2) In this paragraph “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/47/schedule/13/paragraph/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998/schedule-13/paragraph-20
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