Parliamentary Papers Act 1840
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The Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 is a UK law that protects the publication of parliamentary papers by granting legal privilege and immunity from defamation actions for authorized reports and proceedings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10314608 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 Context triple: [Parliamentary Archives, hasLegalMandate, Parliamentary Papers Act 1840]
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A.
Interpretation Act of 1840
The Interpretation Act of 1840 was a pivotal Brazilian law that effectively ended the regency period by allowing the early declaration of Emperor Pedro II’s majority, thus restoring the empire’s monarchical rule.
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B.
Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817
The Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817 was a British law passed during the post-Napoleonic period to suppress radical political dissent and restrict expressions deemed threatening to the monarchy and government.
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C.
Charter Acts of the British Parliament
The Charter Acts of the British Parliament were a series of laws passed between 1793 and 1853 that regulated and gradually curtailed the East India Company's powers, reshaping the governance and administration of British India.
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D.
Durham Report
The Durham Report was an 1839 British governmental report by Lord Durham that analyzed the causes of the 1837–1838 Canadian rebellions and recommended responsible government and the union of Upper and Lower Canada, profoundly shaping Canada's political development.
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E.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 Target entity description: The Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 is a UK law that protects the publication of parliamentary papers by granting legal privilege and immunity from defamation actions for authorized reports and proceedings.
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A.
Interpretation Act of 1840
The Interpretation Act of 1840 was a pivotal Brazilian law that effectively ended the regency period by allowing the early declaration of Emperor Pedro II’s majority, thus restoring the empire’s monarchical rule.
-
B.
Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817
The Treasonable and Seditious Practices Act 1817 was a British law passed during the post-Napoleonic period to suppress radical political dissent and restrict expressions deemed threatening to the monarchy and government.
-
C.
Charter Acts of the British Parliament
The Charter Acts of the British Parliament were a series of laws passed between 1793 and 1853 that regulated and gradually curtailed the East India Company's powers, reshaping the governance and administration of British India.
-
D.
Durham Report
The Durham Report was an 1839 British governmental report by Lord Durham that analyzed the causes of the 1837–1838 Canadian rebellions and recommended responsible government and the union of Upper and Lower Canada, profoundly shaping Canada's political development.
-
E.
Glass–Owen Act
The Glass–Owen Act is the landmark 1913 U.S. law that created the Federal Reserve System as the nation’s central bank to stabilize the financial system and manage monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
papers printed by order of either House of Parliament
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reports of proceedings in Parliament ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasLegalDomain |
constitutional law
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media and communications law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
limits civil liability for defamation arising from authorized parliamentary publications
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reinforces parliamentary privilege over publication of proceedings ⓘ |
| legalStatus | in force, as amended ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| protects |
officers of Parliament involved in printing and publishing parliamentary papers
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persons authorized to publish parliamentary reports and papers ⓘ |
| provides |
a defence to defamation actions in respect of certain parliamentary publications
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absolute privilege for authorized parliamentary publications ⓘ |
| purpose |
to confer legal privilege on certain parliamentary publications
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to protect the publication of parliamentary papers ⓘ to provide immunity from defamation actions for authorized parliamentary reports and proceedings ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bill of Rights 1689
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linked to:
English Bill of Rights
parliamentary privilege in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| royalAssent | 1840 ⓘ |
| scopeOfPrivilege | authorized reports, papers, votes and proceedings of Parliament ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
defamation law
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freedom of parliamentary reporting ⓘ parliamentary privilege ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | immunity from defamation actions for authorized publications ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 1840 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 Description of subject: The Parliamentary Papers Act 1840 is a UK law that protects the publication of parliamentary papers by granting legal privilege and immunity from defamation actions for authorized reports and proceedings.
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