This Act may be cited as the Defamation Act 2013.

F2...This Act extends to England and Wales only.

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Subject to F1subsection (6), the provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

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Section 15, subsections (4) to (8) of section 16 and this section come into force on the day on which this Act is passed.