Limitation 15 32 Limitation of actions of the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973 (limitation of (1) Section 18A defamation and other actions) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1)— (a) after “defamation” insert “or under section 21, 22 or 23 of the 2020 Act (actionable 20 types of malicious publication)”, (b) for “3 years” substitute “one year”. insert— (3) After subsection (1), “(1A) Where— (a) a person publishes a statement to the public or to a section of the public 25 (“the first publication”), and (b) the person subsequently publishes (whether or not to the public) the same statement or a statement that is substantially the same (“the subsequent publication”), any right of action against the person for defamation or under section 21, 22 30 or 23 of the 2020 Act in respect of the subsequent publication is to be treated as having accrued on the date...