Northern Ireland Act 1998
Write the words of this act the way you think they should read. Solon shows your change as a redline against the published text and pins it to that exact text, so it can never be applied to wording you did not see.
Change 1
50 Privilege.
(1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, absolute privilege shall attach to— (a) the making of a statement in proceedings of the Assembly; and (b) the publication of a statement under the Assembly’s authority. (2) A person is not guilty of contempt of court under the strict liability rule as the publisher of any matter— (a) in the course of proceedings of the Assembly which relate to a Bill or subordinate legislation; or (b) to the extent that it consists of a fair and accurate report of such proceedings which is made in good faith. (3) In this section— “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996; “the strict liability rule” has the same meaning as in the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
50 Privilege.
(1) For the purposes of the law of defamation, absolute privilege shall attach to— (a) the making of a statement in proceedings of the Assembly; and (b) the publication of a statement under the Assembly’s authority. (2) A person is not guilty of contempt of court under the strict liability rule as the publisher of any matter— (a) in the course of proceedings of the Assembly which relate to a Bill or subordinate legislation; or (b) to the extent that it consists of a fair and accurate report of such proceedings which is made in good faith. (3) In this section— “statement” has the same meaning as in the Defamation Act 1996; “the strict liability rule” has the same meaning as in the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
One line that says what changes, such as "Halve the dog tax".
Who it helps, what it costs, what it fixes. It is what persuades people to support it.
A proposal here is not law. Support on Solon is evidence that people want the change; the official route says what it takes to make it law.
Sign in to file your proposal. What you have written stays on this page.
Sign in to file itThink it through
Ask what your change would do, who would gain and who would bear a cost, and where something like it is already law. The assistant reads your draft as it stands, cites the law and the studies it finds, and takes no side. What you file stays yours.