Coroners and Justice Bill

House of Commons

Session 2008 - 09
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Coroners and Justice Bill

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Page 224, line 28, at end insert—

“Libel Act 1792 (c. 60)
The whole Act.

Criminal Libel Act 1819
In section 1, from “, or any seditious libel” to

(60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4 c. 8)
“means”.

Libel Act 1843 (c. 96)
Sections 4 to 6.

Newspaper Libel and
In section 4, from “as to the publication” to

Registration Act 1881 (c. 60)
“malice, and”.

Law of Libel Amendment Act
Sections 3 and 4.

1888 (c. 64)

Defamation Act 1952 (c. 66)
Section 17(2).”

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Page 224, line 37, at end insert—

“Theatres Act 1968 (c. 54)
In section 4(1), from “(including” to “matter)”.

In section 7(2), from “or an offence” to “course

of a performance of a play”.

In section 8, from “or an offence” to “play”.”

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Page 224, leave out line 38
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Page 224, line 38, at end insert—

“Broadcasting Act 1990 (c. 42)
In section 166, from “(including” to “matter)”.

Criminal Procedure and
Section 61(4) and (5).

Investigations Act 1996 (c. 25)

Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31)
Section 20(2).

Legal Deposit Libraries Act
In section 10—

2003 (c. 28)
(a)
in subsection (1), “, or subject to any

criminal liability,”,

(b)
in subsection (2)(a), “in the case of

liability in damages”,

(c)
in subsection (3), “, or subject to any

criminal liability,”,

(d)
in subsection (4)(a), “in the case of

liability in damages”,

(e)
in subsection 6(a), “, or subject to any

criminal liability,”, and

(f)
in subsection (8), “and criminal

liability”.”

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Page 224, line 38, at end insert—

“Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c.
In Schedule 21, in paragraph 11(d), “in a way

44)
not amounting to a defence of provocation”.”

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Page 224, leave out lines 39 and 40
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Page 224, line 40, at end insert—

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“Notes

1
The repeal of the Libel Act 1792 (c. 60), the repeal in section 1 of the

Criminal Libel Act 1819 (60 Geo. 3 & 1 Geo. 4 c. 8), the repeal of section

17(2) of the Defamation Act 1952 (c. 66), the repeal of section 20(2) of the

Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31) and the repeals in section 10 of the Legal

Deposit Libraries Act 2003 (c. 28) do not extend to Scotland.

2
The repeal of section 4 of the Law of Libel Amendment Act 1888 (c. 64)

and the repeal of section 20(2) of the Defamation Act 1996 (c. 31) do not

extend to Northern Ireland.”
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Page 228, line 10, at end insert—

“In section 20(2) “that at any time”.”

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Page 228, line 18, at end insert—

“Criminal Justice and
In Schedule 1, in paragraph 30(1), “the day

Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4)
after”.”

In the Title
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Line 1, after “coroners” insert “, to investigation of deaths”
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Line 5, after “aid” insert “and about payments for legal services provided in

connection with employment matters”