s 14 Fair and accurate report of court proceeding not contempt
14.—(1) Subject to this section, a person is not guilty of contempt of court under section 3(1)(a) or (b) for publishing in good faith a fair and accurate report of a court proceeding or any stage of the proceeding held in public, that was published contemporaneously with, or within a reasonable time after, that proceeding. (2) A person is not guilty of contempt of court under section 3(1)(a) or (b) for publishing in good faith a fair and accurate report of a proceeding before any court sitting in chambers or in private, that was published contemporaneously with, or within a reasonable time after, that proceeding, except —(a) where the publication is contrary to the provisions of any written law; (b) where the court, on grounds of public policy or in exercise of any power vested in it, expressly prohibits the publication of all information relating to the proceeding or of information of the description which is published; (c) where the court sits in chambers or in private for reasons connected with public order or the security of the State; or[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (d) where the information relates to a secret process, discovery or invention, or other confidential information which is an issue in the proceedings.[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (3) A person is not guilty of contempt of court under section 3(1)(a) or (b) for publishing the text or a fair and accurate summary of the whole, or any part, of an order made by a court sitting in chambers or in private, unless the court has expressly prohibited such publication.[Act 25 of 2021 wef 01/04/2022] (4) In any court proceedings, the court may, where it appears to be necessary to the administration of justice in those proceedings, or in any other proceedings pending or imminent, order that the publication of any report of the proceedings, or any part of the proceedings, be postponed for such period as the court thinks necessary for that purpose.