Section 3: Publication of reports of the Assembly proceedings privileged.

The Meghalaya Assembly Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1977 (Act No.7 of 1977).State Act of Meghalaya · Act 7 of 1977

(1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2), no person shall be liable to any proceedings, civil or criminal, in any court in respect of the publication in a newspaper of a substantially true report of any proceedings of the House of the Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya unless the publication is proved to have been made with malice.

(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall be construed as protecting the publication of any matter, the publication of which is not for the public good.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Meghalaya Assembly Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1977 (Act No.7 of 1977).
Section	3
Marginal note	Publication of reports of the Assembly proceedings privileged.
Jurisdiction	State of Meghalaya
Status	In force as published by the source

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