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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998/schedule-8/paragraph-33",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1998/46",
  "legislation_title": "Scotland Act 1998",
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  "path": "schedule/8/paragraph/33",
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  "number": "33",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) The Defamation Act 1996 is amended as follows.\n(2) In section 17(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “statutory provision”, after “1978” there is inserted—\n“(aa) a provision contained in an Act of the Scottish Parliament or in an instrument made under such an Act,”.\n(3) In paragraph 11(1)(c) of Schedule 1 (qualified privilege), after “Minister of the Crown” there is inserted “ a member of the Scottish Executive ”.",
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:33:08.185252+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."
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