SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13 Minor and consequential amendments

Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998 (c. 12)

20 In Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998 (the Assembly), for paragraph 8 substitute—

“8 (1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, absolute privilege shall attach to—

(a) the making of a statement in proceedings of the Assembly; and

(b) the publication of a statement under the Assembly’s authority.

(2) In this paragraph “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996.”