Rev. 1964]
National Assembly (Powers and Privileges)
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opposition to any Bill, resolution, matter, rules or thing submitted to or intended to be submitted to either House or any committee; or
(ɗ) assaults, obstructs, molests or insults any member coming to, being within or going from the precincts of the Assembly, or endeavours to compel any member by force, insult or menace to declare him- self in favour of or against any proposition or matter pending or expected to be brought before either House or any committee; or
(e) assaults, interferes with, molests, resists or obstructs any officer of the Assembly while in the execution of his duty; or
(f) creates or joins in any disturbance which interrupts or is likely to interrupt the proceedings of either House or any committee while such House or such com- mittee is sitting; or
(g) presents to either House or a committee any false, untrue, fabricated or falsified document with intent to deceive such House or such committee; or
(h) publishes any false or scandalous libel on the Assembly
or either House or their proceedings; or
(i) speaks words defamatory of the Assembly or either
House or their proceedings,
shall be guilty of an offence and liable, on conviction before a subordinate court of the first class, to a fine not exceeding two thousand shillings or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding twelve months, or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
19. (1) No member shall accept or receive either directly or indirectly any bribe, fee, compensation, gift or reward for or in respect of the promotion of or opposition to any Bill, resolution, matter or thing submitted or intended to be sub- mitted for the consideration of either House or any committee.
(2) Every person who acts in contravention of this section shall be guilty of an offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine not exceeding ten thousand shillings, or to both such imprisonment and such fine, and every bribe, fee, compensation, gift or reward accepted or received by him shall be forfeited.
Members not
to receive reward for promotion of or opposition to Bills, etc. 36 of 1961, s. 9, L.N. 602/1963.