The Defamation Act 1996 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999

2.  The following provisions of the Defamation Act 1996 shall come into force on 1st April 1999–

(a) sections 14 and 15 and Schedule 1 (reports etc of courts and other bodies protected by privilege) and section 17 (interpretation) so far as it applies to those provisions;

(b) section 16 (repeals) so far as consequential on the provisions in sub-paragraph (a) and Schedule 2 except the entries relating to–

(i) the Defamation Act 1952(1) sections 4 and 16(3);

(ii) the Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955(2), sections 4 and 14(2);

(iii) the Broadcasting Act 1990(3) Schedule 20, paragraph 3.

(1)

1952 c. 66.

(2)

1955 c. 11 (NI).

(3)

1990 c. 42.