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Defamation Act, 1961

Act of the Oireachtas No. 40 of 1961
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Defamation Act, 1961

Summary

Defamation Act, 1961 is an Act of the Oireachtas[1].

Key Facts

  • Defamation Act, 1961 is in the country of Ireland[2].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's instance of is recorded as Act of the Oireachtas[3].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's part of the series is recorded as Acts of the Oireachtas 1961[4].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's foundational text is recorded as Defamation Act, 1961[5].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's legislated by is recorded as Oireachtas[6].
  • Defamation Act, 1961 was released on January 1, 1961[7].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's work available at URL is recorded as http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1961/act/40/enacted/en/print[8].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Ireland[9].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's legal citation of this text is recorded as No. 40 of 1961[10].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's amended by is recorded as Registration of Business Names Act, 1963[11].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's amended by is recorded as Irish Takeover Panel Act, 1997[12].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's amended by is recorded as Health Insurance (Amendment) Act, 2003[13].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's amended by is recorded as Companies (Auditing and Accounting) Act, 2003[14].
  • Defamation Act, 1961's repealed by is recorded as Defamation Act, 2009[15].

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Irish Statute Book. irishstatutebook.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Irish Statute Book. irishstatutebook.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Irish Statute Book. irishstatutebook.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Irish Statute Book. irishstatutebook.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Irish Statute Book. irishstatutebook.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Irish Statute Book. irishstatutebook.ie. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Applies to jurisdiction → Ireland
    Irish statute book id → 1961/act/40/enacted
    Publication date → +1961-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Legal citation of this text → No. 40 of 1961
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33551|batch #33551]]: Oireachtas bill ID - batch 3 - Matched using Oireachtas Open Data API"
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