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26 Savings for reports of parliamentary or judicial proceedings.E+W+S
(1)Nothing in this Part applies to a fair and accurate report of proceedings in Parliament [F1or in the Scottish Parliament][F2or in the National Assembly for Wales].
(2)Nothing in this Part applies to a fair and accurate report of proceedings publicly heard before a court or tribunal exercising judicial authority where the report is published contemporaneously with the proceedings or, if it is not reasonably practicable or would be unlawful to publish a report of them contemporaneously, as soon as publication is reasonably practicable and lawful.
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F1Words in s. 26 inserted (6.5.1999) by 1998 c. 46, s. 125, Sch. 8 para. 24 (with s 126(3)-(11); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 2, Sch. 3
F2Words in s. 26(1) inserted by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 160(1), Sch. 10 para. 19, the amending provision coming into force immediately after the 2007 election (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of the initial period (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) see ss. 46, 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act).
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