Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007

7 (1) Section 32 (law of defamation and disclosure of information) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (1)(a), for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.

(3) In subsection (1)(b)—

(a) for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”;

(b) after “a complainant” insert “ , or with the person affected in relation to a matter, ”.

(4) In subsection (1)(ba), for “any officer of the Commission,” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.

(5) In subsection (1)(d), for “section 24” substitute “ section 23A ”.

(6) After subsection (1)(e) insert—

“(f) the publication of any matter by inclusion in a report, statement or summary published or supplied under section 31B.”

(7) In subsection (2)—

(a) for “any officer of the Commission” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”;

(b) in paragraph (a), for “report to be made under section 30 or 31” insert “ report, statement or summary under section 30, 31 or 31B ”;

(c) in paragraph (b), for “an officer of the Commission” substitute “ a person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of Local Commissioner ”;

(d) in the words following paragraph (c), for “the officers of the Commission” substitute “ persons discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.

(8) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “any of the authorities mentioned in section 25(1) above” substitute “ any of the authorities to which this Part of this Act applies ”;

(b) for “any member of the staff of the Commission who is allocated to assist him” substitute “ any person discharging or assisting in the discharge of a function of a Local Commissioner ”.

(9) After subsection (3A) (inserted by section 178) insert—

“(3B) Section 25(4), (4A) and (5) do not apply for the purpose of subsection (3).”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 12 para. 7 in force at 1.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))