2. Section 19 of the Parliament (Powers and Privileges) Act is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor:-
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| | (1) Any person, being a defendant in any civil or criminal proceedings instituted for or on account, or in respect, of the publication by such person or his servant -
| | | (a) of any report, paper, minute, votes or proceedings being a report, paper, minute, votes. or proceedings published by order, or under the authority of Parliament or any committee thereof ; or |
| (b) of a copy of any such report, paper, minute, votes or proceedings, |
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| | (2) No person shall be liable to any civil or criminal proceedings for or on account, or in respect, of the publication, bona fide and without malice, by such person or his servant:
| | | (a) of any extract from, or abstract of, any report, paper, minute, votes or proceedings, published by order, or under the authority, of Parliament or any committee thereof ; |
| (b) of a fair and accurate report of any proceedings of Parliament, being a proceeding, the publication of which has been authorized by Parliament. |
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| | (3) For the purpose of this section, the expression " civil or criminal proceedings " includes any proceeding for the punishment of contempt of the Supreme Court, or the Court of Appeal, or the High Court or any other Court, tribunal or institution.'. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts