LAGOS STATE DEFAMATION LAW

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LIST OF LAWS OF LAGOS, [ALPHABETICAL]  

DEFAMATION LAW

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1.       Broadcast statements

2.       Slander affecting official professional or business reputation

3.       Slander of title

4.       Single Publication Rule

5.       Offer to Make Amends

6.       Accepting an Offer to Make amends

7.       Failure to Accept an Offer to Make Amends

8.       Serious Harm

9.       Truth

10.     Honest opinion

11.     Publications on Matter of Public Interest

12.     Operators of Websites

13.     Peer-Reviewed Statements in Scientific or Academic Journal

14.     Responsibility for Publication

15.     Reports of Court Proceedings Absolutely Privileged

16.     Reports Protected by Qualified Privilege

17.     Action against a person who was not the author, editor etc

18.     Consolidation of Actions for Defamation

19.     Repeal

20.     Interpretation

20.     Citation and Commencement

SCHEDULE

PART 1 – Interpretation.

PART 2 – Statement privileged without explanation or contradiction

PART 3 – Statement privileged subject to explanation or contradiction

CHAPTER D2

DEFAMATION LAW

A Law to make provisions with respect to libel slander and other malicious falsehood and for purposes connected therewith.

[1961 No. 66. 1963 No. I. L.N. 139 of 1965.]

[28th December, 1961] [Commencement.]

1.       Broadcast statements

For the purposes of the law of libel and slander, the broadcasting of words by means of wireless telegraphy or by any other electronic means will be treated as publication in permanent form.

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