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Defamation Bill

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Labour) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 5 February 2013. It occurred during Debate on bills on Defamation Bill.

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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town

11: Clause 5, page 3, line 19, at end insert—

“(3A) Where a complaint is received by an operator under subsection (3), the operator must publish on their website a notice of complaint alongside the relevant statement and, if the operator fails to do so within seven days of notice of the complaint, the operator will only be entitled to rely on the standard defences available to a primary publisher, if sued for defamation.”

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
743 c228 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
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