Parole Act 2019
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Amendment of Defamation Act 2009 | ||
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38. Section 17 of the Defamation Act 2009 is amended— | ||
(a) in subsection (2)— | ||
(i) in paragraph (w), by the substitution of “State, or” for “State.”, and | ||
(ii) by the insertion of the following paragraphs after paragraph (w): | ||
“(x) made in the course of the consideration by the Parole Board of— | ||
(i) an application for parole, or | ||
(ii) the variation or revocation of a parole order, | ||
where the statement is connected with that consideration, or | ||
(y) contained in a decision of the Parole Board, or a notification of such a decision, pursuant to the Parole Act 2019 or a parole order.”, | ||
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(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3): | ||
“(4) In this section, ‘application for parole’ and ‘parole order’ have the meanings they have in the Parole Act 2019.”. |