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
I1Sch. 12 para. 7 in force at 1.4.2008 by S.I. 2008/917, art. 2(1)(n) (with art. 6(5))