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Commons Journals to be prima facie evidence in inquiries touching privilege.

21.

MISCELLANEOUS

Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance,

a copy of the Journals of the Commons House of

Parliament of the United Kingdom printed or purporting

to be printed by the order or by the printer of the

Commons House aforesaid shall be received as prima

facie evidence without proof of its being such copy

upon any inquiry touching the privileges, immunities

and powers of the Council or of any member thereof.

Journals printed by order of the Council to be admitted as evidence.

22. Upon any inquiry touching the privileges,

immunities and powers of the Council or of any member,

any copy of the journals printed or purporting to be

printed by the Government Printer shall be admitted as

evidence of such journals in all courts and places.

without any proof being given that such copy was so

printed.

Penalty for printing false copy of Ordinance, journal, etc.

23. Any person who prints or causes to be

printed a copy of any Ordinance now or hereafter in

force, or a copy of any report, paper, minutes or

votes and proceedings of the Council as purporting to

have been printed by the Government Printer or by or

under the authority of the Council, or by the

President, and the same is not so printed, or tenders

in evidence any such copy as purporting to be so

printed knowing that the same was not so printed,

shall be guilty of an offence and liable to

imprisonment for 3 years.