Parliamentary Papers Act 1840
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The Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 is a UK law that protects the publication of parliamentary papers by granting legal privilege and immunity from defamation actions for authorized reports and proceedings.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
papers printed by order of either House of Parliament
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reports of proceedings in Parliament ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalDomain |
constitutional law
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media and communications law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
limits civil liability for defamation arising from authorized parliamentary publications
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reinforces parliamentary privilege over publication of proceedings ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force, as amended ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects |
officers of Parliament involved in printing and publishing parliamentary papers
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persons authorized to publish parliamentary reports and papers ⓘ |
| provides |
a defence to defamation actions in respect of certain parliamentary publications
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absolute privilege for authorized parliamentary publications ⓘ |
| purpose |
to confer legal privilege on certain parliamentary publications
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to protect the publication of parliamentary papers ⓘ to provide immunity from defamation actions for authorized parliamentary reports and proceedings ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bill of Rights 1689
NERFINISHED
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parliamentary privilege in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1840 ⓘ |
| scopeOfPrivilege | authorized reports, papers, votes and proceedings of Parliament ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
defamation law
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freedom of parliamentary reporting ⓘ parliamentary privilege ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | immunity from defamation actions for authorized publications ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1840 ⓘ |
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