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DEFAMATION ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1955 - SECT 10

Limitation on privilege at elections.

10.(1) A defamatory statement published by or on behalf of a candidate in any
election to a local authority, or to Parliament, or to the Parliament of the
United Kingdom, shall not be deemed to be published on a privileged occasion
on the ground that it is material to a question in issue in the election,
whether or not the person by whom it is published is qualified to vote at the
election.

(2) In this section the expression "local authority" means ... [... a district
council].


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