All sections of Higher Education and Research Act 2017
2017 c. 29, s.67C
Section 67C — Protection from defamation claims
This version in force from 2022-06-28
Snapshot: 2026-08-24
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(1) [F1 For the purposes of the law of defamation, publication by the OfS of any notice, decision or report given or made in the performance of its functions is privileged unless the publication is shown to have been made with malice.]
(2) [F1 See section 67A(6) for the meaning of references to decisions.]
Amendment notes
- F1 Ss. 67A-67C and cross-headings inserted (28.6.2022) by Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022 (c. 21), ss. 33, 36(2)