General provisions

15 Meaning of “publish” and “statement”
In this Act—
“publish” and “publication”, in relation to a statement, have the meaning they have for the purposes of the law of defamation generally;
“statement” means words, pictures, visual images, gestures or any other method of signifying meaning.
S. 15 repealed (S.) (8.8.2022) by Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 10), ss. 35(4)(a), 39(2); S.S.I. 2022/154, regs. 1(2), 2