Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 Explained

Short Title:	Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955^[1]
Parliament:	Parliament of Northern Ireland
Long Title:	An Act to amend the law relating to libel and slander and other malicious falsehoods.
Year:	1955
Statute Book Chapter:	1955 c. 11 (N.I.)
Royal Assent:	21 June 1955
Revised Text:	http://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1955/11/contents

The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 (c. 11 (N.I.)) is an act of the Parliament of Northern Ireland. This act makes similar provision for Northern Ireland as the Defamation Act 1952 which applies only to England, Wales and Scotland.

The power of the Northern Ireland parliament to make laws for purposes similar to the purposes of the 1952 Act derived from Section 15 of that law.

Section 1

This section was repealed by the Broadcasting Act 1990.

Section 3 - Slander of title, etc

See Malicious falsehood.

Section 4 - Unintentional defamation

This section was repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.

Section 7 - Qualified privilege of newspapers

This section was repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.

Section 8 - Extent of Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 s.3

This section was repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.

Section 9 - Extension of certain defences to broadcasting

Sections 9(2) and (3) were repealed by the Defamation Act 1996.

See also

• Defamation Act

External links

• The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955, as amended from the National Archives.

Notes and References

1. The citation of this act by this short title is authorised by section 16(1) of this act.