Section 3: Publication of reports of Legislature Proceeding privileged

The Uttar Pradesh State Legislature Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1977State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 10 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 or in respect of the supply by a news agency for publication in a newspaper of a substantially true report of any proceedings of either House of the Uttar Pradesh State Legislature 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.

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Act	The Uttar Pradesh State Legislature Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1977
Section	3
Marginal note	Publication of reports of Legislature Proceeding privileged
Jurisdiction	State of Uttar Pradesh
Status	In force as published by the source

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