C1Part VII Finance
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Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Accounts and audit
103HF1 Protection from actions of defamation
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For the purposes of the law of defamation, any statement made by the Commission or any of its agents or staff of Audit Scotland provided for the Commission under section 10(3) of the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 1) or by the Controller of Audit shall be absolutely privileged.
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In subsection (1) above “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996 (c.31).
Pt. VII (ss. 93-122) modified by S.I. 1975/930, regs. 2, 3 and Water (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 45), s. 48(1)
Pt. VII (ss. 93-122) extended by Abolition of Domestic Rates Etc. (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 47, SIF 81:2, 103:2), s. 25(2), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 22(b)
Pt. VII (ss. 93-122) applied and power to modify conferred (6.3.1992) by Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14), s. 107, Sch. 11 Pt. II para. 23(b).
Pt. VII (ss. 93-122) extended (6.3.1992) by Local Government Act 1992 (c. 19), s. 29(1).
Pt. VII (ss. 93-122) applied (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 8, ss. 261(3)(4), 278(2)