(Powers and Privileges) Act
ZambiaAct of Parliament
The (Powers and Privileges) Act is an Act of the Parliament of Zambia. It contains 40 sections. Read its sections below, or ask Levy any question about the (Powers and Privileges) Act and get an answer grounded in the Act with citations.
Sections of the (Powers and Privileges) Act
- S. 1S hort title
- S. 2I nterpretati on
- S. 3F reedom of speech and debate
- S. 4I mmunity from legal proceedings
- S. 5F reedom from arrest
- S. 6E xempti on from certa in services
- S. 7P ower to exclude strangers
- S. 8E vidence of proceedings in Assembly or committee not to be given without
- S. 9C ivil process not to be served n or members arrested on civil process with in
- S. 10P ower to order attendance of witnesses
- S. 11A ttendance to be notified by summons
- S. 12W itnesses may be examined on oath
- S. 13O bjecti on to answer questi on or produce papers
- S. 14P rivileges of witnesses
- S. 15C ertificate issued to witnesses making full disclosure to be a bar to civil or
- S. 16F alse evidence
- S. 17I nterference with witnesses
- S. 18F alse documents
- S. 19C ontempt
- S. 20Q uestions relating to evidence and producti on of documents before the
- S. 21P enalty where not otherwise provided
- S. 22C orrupt or improper practices
- S. 23O ther offences against members and officers
- S. 24D isobedience
- S. 25O ther offences
- S. 26O fficers of the Assembly to have powers of police officer
- S. 27S ancti on of Direct or of Public Prosecutions f or prosecutions
- S. 28P owers of the Assembly
- S. 29( Repealed by No. 23 of 1976)
- S. 30V otes and proceedings printed by order of the Assembly to be admitted as
- S. 31P rotecti on of persons responsible f or publications authorised by the Assembly
- S. 32P ublicati on of proceedings without malice
- S. 33P owers to be supplementary to powers under the Constituti on
- S. 34C ourts not to exercise jurisdicti on in respect of acts of the Assembly, Speaker
- S. 35A bsence of the Speaker, etc.
- S. ISection I
- S. IISection II
- S. IIISection III
- S. IVOFFENCES AND PENALTIESPART IV
- S. VMISCELLANEOUSPART V