SECTION |
TITLE |
1. |
Definitions |
2. |
Freedom of speech and debate |
3. |
Power to regulate internal affairs |
4. |
Powers and jurisdiction of Provincial Legislature |
5. |
Rights and privileges of Provincial Legislature sitting as court |
6. |
Speaker or committee may act on behalf of Provincial Legislature |
7. |
Stay of proceedings in connection with matter of privilege |
8. |
Members and officers exempted from certain obligations |
9. |
Members not liable to proceedings |
10. |
Persons not liable for acts done under authority of Provincial Legislature |
11. |
Provincial Legislature empowered to punish for contempt |
12. |
Member not to vote upon any matter in which he has direct pecuniary interest |
13. |
Issue of warrant for arrest and imprisonment |
14. |
Form of warrant |
15. |
Arrest without warrant |
16. |
Execution of warrants and verbal orders |
17. |
Breaking open of doors and searching of premises in execution of warrants |
18. |
Order to attend before Provincial Legislature or committee |
19. |
Summonsing of witnesses |
20. |
Examination of witnesses |
21. |
Refusal to answer questions or to produce documents |
22. |
False answers to questions |
23. |
Stay of proceedings for anything said by witness or anything done by witness and disclosed by his evidence |
24. |
Giving of evidence elsewhere of proceeding before Provincial Legislature or committee |
25. |
Certain persons prohibited from receiving compensation for promotion of or opposition to proceedings in Provincial Legislature |
26. |
Admissibility |
27. |
Penalty
for printing or tendering in evidence matter falsely purporting to have
been printed under authority of Provincial Legislature |
28. |
Protection as regards publications of Provincial Legislature |
29. |
Protection as regard publishing of extracts from publications of the Provincial Legislature |
30. |
Imprisonment for contravention of Act |
31. |
Prosecution before courts of law for contravention of Act and recovery of penalties |
32. |
Application of Act in case of committee meeting beyond seat or during recess of Provincial Legislature |
33. |
Removal of Secretary from office |
34. |
Extent of privileges and powers of Provincial Legislature, members and officers |
35. |
Privileges and powers to be part of law |
36. |
Short title |