http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/11/schedule/2/crossheading/protection-from-actions-of-defamationScottish Parliamentary Commissions and Commissioners etc. Act 2010An Act of the Scottish Parliament to establish the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland; to transfer to its members the functions of the Chief Investigating Officer, the Scottish Parliamentary Standards Commissioner and the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland; to make amendments of the Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000, the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002, the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, the Commissioner for Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2003 and the Scottish Commission for Human Rights Act 2006, including amendments standardising certain provisions of those Acts and extending and qualifying the functions of the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2018-05-27Expert Participation2018-03-12SCHEDULE 2Amendments of the Ethical Standards ActProtection from actions of defamation3

In section 27(1) (protection from actions of defamation) for the passage from “by”, where it first occurs, to the end there is substituted—

a

by the Commission or any of its employees, the Public Standards Commissioner for Scotland or any of the employees of the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland shall be absolutely privileged;

b

to that Commissioner or any of the employees of the Commission for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland shall have qualified privilege.

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