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exclusion shall not apply to the liability of the public authority in respect of a deliberate
                            or intentional act by or omission of any employee or any other individual person;
                        d)  claims which arise out of circumstances that are notified to any previous insurer or
                            known to the insured at inception of this policy;
                        e)  liability for which indemnity is provided under any other insurance; or
                        f)   claims or prosecutions brought against the insured outside the Courts of the United
                            Kingdom.
                        The insurer’s maximum liability during the period of insurance in respect of all claims
                        under this extension shall not exceed the sub-limit stated in the schedule, which amount
                        shall be inclusive of all defence costs and shall be part of and not in addition to the limit of
                        indemnity specified in the schedule.

               3.3.2    Defective Premises Act 1972
                        The insurance provided by this insured section is extended to indemnify the insured
                        against any liability incurred by the insured by virtue of Section 3 of the Defective Premises
                        Act, 1972 or Section 5 of the Defective Premises Act (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 or any
                        amendment thereto in connection with premises that have been disposed of by the insured,
                        except that the insurer will not be liable to provide an indemnity for the cost of remedying
                        any defect or alleged defect in such premises.
               3.3.3    Libel and slander
                        The insurer will indemnify the insured against legal liability arising from any claim or claims
                        first made against the insured and reported to the insurer during the period of insurance
                        stated in the schedule or within 28 days of the expiry of the period of insurance in respect
                        of libel or slander (or in Scotland defamation) committed by:
                        a)  the insured;
                        b)  any person at any time employed by the insured;
                        provided that
                        c)  such libel, slander or defamation has been committed in the conduct of the business as
                           stated in the schedule;
                        d)  this extension excludes libel or slander (or defamation)
                           i)  made by or at the direction of the public authority or any person with knowledge of
                               the defamatory nature of the acts or omissions giving rise to a claim of libel, slander
                               or defamation;
                           ii)  made by any person acting outside the scope of their authority;
                        e)  this extension excludes any amount in respect of liquidated damages or penalties which
                           attach solely because of a contract or agreement, or fines; and
                        f)  the insurer shall not be liable to pay any amount in excess of a sub-limit of indemnity
                           stated in the schedule, any one claim or series of claims arising out of the same
                           libellous, slanderous or defamatory statement and in the aggregate for all claims during
                           the period of insurance.
               3.3.4    Temporary business trips overseas
                        At the request of the insured, this insured section is extended to indemnify the insured
                        and any employee or member of the insured (including their family or persons normally
                        resident with them) against legal liability as described in Public liability cover above but
                        incurred whilst outside the United Kingdom provided that:
                        a)  legal liability is incurred in a personal capacity whilst undertaking a business trip;
                        b)  such temporary business trip outside the United Kingdom does not exceed twelve (12)
                           months;
                        c)  such liability does not arise out of the ownership or occupation of land or buildings.
               3.4      Public liability limitations and exclusions

                        In addition to the limitations and exclusions in the ‘Exclusions to insured sections B, C, D and
                        E’ clause, this insured section excludes and does not cover:




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