Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to amend the law relating to libel and slander and other malicious falsehoods. |
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| Citation | 1955 c. 11 (N.I.) |
| Territorial extent | Northern Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 21 June 1955 |
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Status: Amended | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
| Text of the Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
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.
Legislative passage
Unlike the corresponding Westminster legislation, the act was passed as a government bill.[1]
Provisions
The act mirrored the Defamation Act 1952.[2] Originally the act treated libel as a crime as well as a tort, but this was amended by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.[3]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Section 16(1).
References
- ↑ Leitch, Wm. A. (1956). "United Kingdom, 1955". The International and Comparative Law Quarterly. 5 (2): 313–325. ISSN 0020-5893.
- ↑ V.T.H.D. (1962). "Civil Proceedings for Defamation: The Defamation Act, 1961". Irish Jurist. 28/29 (1): 1–4. ISSN 0021-1273.
- ↑ Hamill, Sarah E.; Hackett, Ciara (2023). "Law of Obligations (North–South Mapping Project)". Irish Studies in International Affairs. 34 (2): 439–479. doi:10.1353/isia.2023.a916345. ISSN 2009-0072.
External links
Wikiversity has learning resources about Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955
- The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 1955, as amended from the National Archives.