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23. Neither the Speaker, nor any officer of the Council shall be subject to the jurisdiction of any court in respect of the exercise of any power conferred on or vested in the Speaker or such officer by or under this Ordinance.
Courts not to exercise jurisdiction in respect of acts of Speaker and officers of the Council.
Criminal or civil process not to be served within
24. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no process issued by any court in the exercise of its criminal or civil juris- diction shall be served or executed within the Chamber or the precincts of the Council while the Council is sitting or through precincts of the Speaker, the Clerk or any officer of the Council.
25. No prosecution shall be instituted for an offence under this Ordinance except with the written consent of the Attorney-General upon information given to him in writing by the Speaker.
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