2. Definitions.
DRAFT Text amended 3. Amendment of section 2 of Principal Act of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 (stage updated 19 September 2024)
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In this Act -
"Act of 1957" means the Statute of Limitations 1957;
"Act of 1961" means the Defamation Act 1961;
"cause of action" means a cause of action for defamation;
"correction order" has the meaning assigned to it by section 30;
"declaratory order" has the meaning assigned to it by section 28;
"defamation" shall be construed in accordance with section 6(2);
"defamation action" means - (a) an action for damages for defamation, or (b) an application for a declaratory order, whether or not a claim for other relief under this Act is made;