Lawgist18Powers, privileges, etc., of members
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and to the rules and standing orders regulating the procedure of the Legislative Assembly, there shall be freedom of speech in the Legislative Assembly.
(2) No member of the Legislative Assembly shall be liable to any proceedings in any court in respect of anything said or any vote given by him in the Assembly or any committee thereof and no person shall be so liable in respect of the publication by or under the authority of such Assembly of any report, paper, votes or proceedings.
(3) In other respects, the powers, privileges and immunities of the Legislative Assembly and of the members and the committees thereof shall be such as are for the time being enjoyed by the House of the People and its members and committees.
(4) The provisions of sub-sections (1), (2) and (3) shall apply in relation to persons who by virtue of this Act have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, the Legislative Assembly or any committee thereof as they apply in relation to members of that Assembly.
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- 3 Legislative Assembly and its composition
- 4 Qualifications for membership of Legislative Assembly
- 5 Duration of Legislative Assembly
- 6 Sessions of Legislative Assembly, prorogation and dissolution
- 7 Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly
- 8 Speaker or Deputy Speaker not to provide while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration
- 9 Right of Lieutenant Governor to address and send messages to Legislative Assembly
- 10 Special address by the Lieutenant Governor
- 11 Rights of Ministers as respects Legislative Assembly
- 12 Oath or affirmation by members
- 13 Voting in Assembly, power of Assembly to act notwithstanding vacancies and quorum
- 14 Vacation of seats
- 15 Disqualifications for membership
- 16 Disqualification on ground of defection
- 17 Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation or when not qualified or when disqualified
- 18 Powers, privileges, etc., of members
- 19 Salaries and allowances of members
- 20 Exemption of property of the Union form taxation
- 21 Restrictions on laws passed by Legislative Assembly with respect to certain matters
- 22 Special provisions as to financial Bills
- 23 Procedure as to lapsing of Bills
- 24 Assent to Bills
- 25 Bills reserved for consideration
- 26 Requirements as to sanction, etc
- 27 Annual financial statement
- 28 Procedure in Legislative Assembly with respect to estimates
- 29 Appropriation Bills
- 30 Supplementary, additional or excess grants
- 31 Votes on account
- 32 Authorisation of expenditure pending its sanction by Legislative Assembly
- 33 Rules of procedure
- 34 Official language or languages of the Capital and language or languages to be used in Legislative Assembly
- 35 Language to be used for Bills, Acts, etc
- 36 Restriction on discussion in the Legislative Assembly
- 37 Courts not to inquire into proceedings of Legislative Assembly
