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Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges)
(1964 Ed.
Sanction of 24. No prosecution shall be instituted for an offence under Attorney-
this Ordinance except by the Attorney-General upon informa- General for prosecutions. tion given to him in writing by the Speaker.
provided.
Penalty where 25. For every offence under this Ordinance for which no not otherwise other penalty is specially provided the offender shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for three months or to a fine of £50 or to both such imprisonment and fine.
Commons journals to
be prima facie evidence in inquiries touching privileges.
Journals
printed by order of the Council to be admitted, as evidence.
Absence of
PART IV.-MISCELLANEOUS,
26. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, a copy of the journals of the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland printed or purporting to be printed by the order or by the printer of such Commons House shall be received as prima facie evidence with- out proof of its being such copy upon any inquiry touching the privileges, immunities and powers of the Council or of any member thereof.
27. Upon any inquiry touching the privileges, immunities and powers of the Council or of any member, any copy of the journals, reports or Standing Orders of the Council printed or purporting to be printed by the Government Printers, or any copy of the journals, reports or Standing Orders duly authen- ticated as such under the hand of the Clerk, shall be admitted as evidence of such journals, reports or Standing Orders in all courts and places without any further proof being given.
28. The powers and privileges vested in the Speaker by this the Speaker. Ordinance shall, in the absence of the Speaker, be vested during a sitting of the Council in the person appointed by the Gover- nor to preside at that sitting of Council.
Suspended member may not enter Council.
29. A member who has been suspended from the service of the Council shall not enter or remain within the precincts of the Council Chamber whilst such suspension remains in force, and if any member is found within the precincts of the Coun- cil Chamber in contravention of this section, he may be for- cibly removed therefrom by any officer of the Council and no proceedings shall lie against such officer in respect of such removal.
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