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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Thursday 6 September 2012

 

Consideration of Bill


 

Defamation Bill, As Amended

 

John McDonnell

 

1

 

Page  3,  line  5  [Clause  4],  after ‘it’, insert ‘or within or a reasonable amount of time

 

following initial publication’.

 

John McDonnell

 

2

 

Page  3,  line  8  [Clause  4],  at end insert ‘within a reasonable amount of time,

 

allowing for the public and commercial interest in publication.’.

 

John McDonnell

 

3

 

Page  3,  line  10  [Clause  4],  at end insert—

 

‘(j)    

whether the defendant had made reasonable efforts to abide by the

 

National Union of Journalists’ Code of Conduct.’.

 

John McDonnell

 

4

 

Page  3,  line  21  [Clause  4],  at end insert—

 

    ‘(7)  

In determining public interest, the court shall have regard to whether the

 

claimant is a person in public life, which should be taken to include (amongst

 

others) politicians, public officials, celebrities and others whose influence,

 

earnings or social status is dependent on a public image.’.

 


 
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