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NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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North West Provincial Legislature's Powers, Privileges and Immunities Act, No. 5 of 1994

Long title


To confer certain powers, privileges and immunities upon the Provincial Legislature; to provide for certain matters in connection with the proceedings of the Provincial Legislature; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

Table of contents

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
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