The Gujarat Legislative Assembly Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1961.

THE GUJARAT LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PROCEEDINGS (PROTECTION 
OF PUBLICATION) ACT, 1961. 

  
  
          An Act to protect the publication of reports of p roceedings of the Gujarat Legislative Assembly. 
 
          It is hereby enacted in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-  

1. Short title and extent. 

          (1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Legislative Assembly Proceedings  
                (Protection of Publication) Act, 1961.  
          (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Gujarat.  

2. Definition. 

                      In this Act “newspaper” means any  printed periodical work containing  
            public news or comments on public news, and includes a news-agency  
            supp lying material for publication in a newspaper.  

3. Publication of reports of Assembly proceedings privileged. 

 
          (1) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (2) no p erson shall be liable at                any proceedings, civil or criminal, in 
any Court in respect of the publication                in a newspaper of a substantially  true report of any proceeding of 
the                         Gujarat Legislative Assembly, unless the publication is p roved to have               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.