Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026
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PART 5 Amendment of Part 3 of Principal Act | ||
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Amendment of section 17 of Principal Act | ||
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7. (1) Section 17 of the Principal Act is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (2), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (i): | ||
“(i) a fair and accurate report of proceedings publicly heard before, or a decision made public by, any court (including a court-martial)— | ||
(i) established by law in the State, | ||
(ii) established under the law of Northern Ireland, or | ||
(iii) established under the law of any other state or place,”, | ||
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(b) by the renumbering of subsection (4) (inserted by section 38 (b) of the Parole Act 2019 ) as subsection (5). | ||
(2) The amendment effected by paragraph (a) of subsection (1) shall apply only to causes of action accruing on or after the date of the coming into operation of this section. |