Table 2: Stage 2 amendmentsPurpose of amendmentResultScottish Government amendment 1 would further define public authority to make it clear that all central and local government bodies were covered. The exception for private bodies which exercise public functions from time to time would remain.This was agreed to by division (seven to two).Amendment 33, in the name of John Finnie MSP, would remove the exceptions and further definitions, so that all bodies with functions of a public nature were covered by the prohibition.This was disagreed to by division (two to seven).Scottish Government amendment 3 would clarify that employees of public bodies were not prevented from raising defamation actions in a personal capacity.This was agreed to by division (eight to one).Scottish Government amendment 4 would extend the Scottish Ministers' regulation-making powers so that they could specify bodies which were to be treated as public authorities, as well as those which were not.This was agreed to by division (seven to two).Amendment 35, in the name of John Finnie MSP, would prevent Scottish Ministers from using their regulation-making powers to remove private bodies from the ambit of the Derbyshire principle.This was not moved.