PART 2 SThe Scottish Land Commission

CHAPTER 3SThe Tenant Farming Commissioner

Tenant Farming Commissioner: inquiry functionS

35Protection from actions for defamationS

(1)For the purposes of the law of defamation, any statement made by the Tenant Farming Commissioner in pursuance of the Commissioner's inquiry function under section 24(1)(c) has qualified privilege.

(2)In subsection (1) “statement” has the meaning given by section 17 of the Defamation Act 1996.

Commencement Information

I1S. 35 in force at 1.4.2017 by S.S.I. 2016/250, reg. 2(3), sch. 2