UK Act of Parliament 2013 c. 26 United Kingdom

Defamation Act 2013

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Status
In Force

What it defines

Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

17 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Serious harm (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Truth (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Honest opinion (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Publication on matter of public interest (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Operators of websites (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Peer-reviewed statement in scientific or academic journal etc (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Reports etc protected by privilege (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Single publication rule (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Action against a person not domiciled in the UK ... (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Action against a person who was not the author, editor (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Trial to be without a jury unless the court orders otherwise (opens in a new tab)
s.012 Power of court to order a summary of its judgment to be published (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Order to remove statement or cease distribution etc (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Special damage (opens in a new tab)
s.015 Meaning of “publish” and “statement” (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Consequential amendments and savings etc (opens in a new tab)
s.017 Short title, extent and commencement (opens in a new tab)

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