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CAP. 87.]

Other offences

against mem- bers and officers.

Legislative Council (Powers and Privileges)

[1964 Ed.

(d) shows disrespect in speech or manner towards the Speaker

or person presiding; or

(e) commits any other act of intentional disrespect to or with reference to the proceedings of the Council or of a com- mittee of the Council or to any person presiding at such proceedings,

shall be guilty of an offence.

20. Any person who-

(a) assaults, obstructs or insults any member or officer going

to or from the precincts of the Council Chamber; or (b) endeavours to compel either directly or indirectly any member by force, insult or menace to declare himself in favour of or against, any Bill, resolution, matter, rule or thing submitted to, or intended to be submitted to, the Council; or

(c) assaults, interferes with, resists or obstructs any officer while in the execution of his duty as such officer; or (d) sends to any member any threatening letter, or challenges any member to a fight, on account of his conduct as such member; or

(e) creates or joints in any disturbance which interrupts or is likely to interrupt the proceedings of the Council while it is sitting; or

(f) publishes or prints any libel on any member concerning his character or conduct as a member and with regard to actions performed or words uttered by him in the course of the transaction of the business of the Council, shall be guilty of an offence.

Disobedience.

21. Any person who wilfully and without lawful cause fails to comply with, or contravenes, any order made under Section 5, or Section 8, or who wilfully fails to obey any other order of the Council whereby the Council is obstructed in the per- formance of its functions shall be guilty of an offence :

Provided that no offence is committed under this section unless the Speaker or an officer has drawn to the attention of the person concerned the fact that such failure or contraven- tion is contrary to such order, and the person thereafter con- tinues in such failure or contravention as aforesaid,

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