Supplementary provisions
I117 Interpretation.
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In this Act—
“publication” and “publish”, in relation to a statement, have the meaning they have for the purposes of the law of defamation generally, but “publisher” is specially defined for the purposes of section 1;
“statement” means words, pictures, visual images, gestures or any other method of signifying meaning; and
“statutory provision” means—
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a provision contained in an Act or in subordinate legislation within the meaning of the M1Interpretation Act 1978
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In this Act as it applies to proceedings in Scotland—
“costs” means expenses; and
“plaintiff” and “defendant” mean pursuer and defender.