Houses of Parliament (Privileges and Powers) Act 1952 s 26
s 26 Certificate of President a defence in proceedings instituted in respect of publications of the House
Any person being a defendant in any civil or criminal proceedings instituted for or on account or in respect of the publication by such person or by his servant by order or under the authority of the House or any committee, of any reports, papers, minutes, votes, or proceedings, may, on giving to the plaintiff or prosecutor, as the case may be, twenty-four hours written notice of his intention, bring before the court in which such civil or criminal proceedings are being held, a certificate under the hand of the President, or of the Clerk, stating that the reports, papers, minutes, votes, or proceedings, in respect whereof such civil or criminal proceedings have been instituted, were published by such person or by his servants by order or under the authority of the House or any
committee, together with an affidavit verifying such certificate, and such court shall thereupon immediately stay such civil or criminal proceedings and the same and every process issued therein shall be deemed to be finally determined.
Malay text (authoritative)
Perakuan Yang Dipertua suatu pembelaan dalam prosiding yang dimulakan berkenaan dengan penyiaran Majlis
Mana-mana orang yang menjadi defendan dalam mana-mana prosiding sivil atau jenayah yang dimulakan kerana atau disebabkan atau berkenaan dengan penyiaran oleh orang itu atau oleh pekhidmatnya dengan perintah atau di bawah kuasa Majlis atau mana-mana jawatankuasa mengenai apa-apa laporan, kertas, minit, vot, atau prosiding boleh, setelah memberi kepada plaintif atau pendakwa, mengikut mana yang berkenaan, notis bertulis dua puluh empat jam tentang niatnya, membawa ke hadapan mahkamah di mana prosiding sivil atau jenayah itu diadakan, suatu perakuan di bawah tandatangan Yang Dipertua, atau Setiausaha, yang menyatakan bahawa laporan, kertas, minit, vot, atau prosiding yang berkenaan dengannya prosiding sivil atau jenayah itu telah dimulakan, disiarkan oleh orang itu atau oleh pekhidmatnya dengan perintah atau di bawah kuasa Majlis atau mana-mana jawatankuasa, berserta dengan suatu afidavit yang menentusahkan perakuan itu, dan mahkamah itu hendaklah dengan serta-merta sesudah itu menangguhkan prosiding sivil atau jenayah itu dan prosiding itu dan tiap-tiap proses yang dikeluarkan dalam prosiding itu hendaklah disifatkan telah diputuskan dengan muktamadnya.
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Find Act 347 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗
Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.
Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).
