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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-elections-act-1998-repealed-2121999/schedule/paragraph-8",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/12",
  "legislation_title": "Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998 (repealed 2.12.1999)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-elections-act-1998-repealed-2121999",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, absolute privilege shall attach to—\n(a) the making of a statement in proceedings of the Assembly; and\n(b) the publication of a statement under the Assembly’s authority.\n(2) In this paragraph “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. para. 8 substituted (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 47, s. 99, Sch. 13 para. 20 (with s. 95)"
    }
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  },
  "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."
}