I1Part III Assembly procedure
Annotations:
Commencement Information
Miscellaneous
78 Contempt of court.
1
The strict liability rule shall not apply in relation to any publication—
a
made in, for the purposes of or for purposes incidental to proceedings of the Assembly (including proceedings of a committee of the Assembly or of a sub-committee of such a committee), or
b
to the extent that it consists of a report of such proceedings which either is made by or under the authority of the Assembly or is fair and accurate and made in good faith.
2
Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) applies, in particular, to any publication made in any evidence, document or communication such as is specified in section 77(2)(a) to (f); and in that subsection “the strict liability rule” and “publication” have the same meanings as in the M1Contempt of Court Act 1981.
Part III wholly in force: Ss. 50, 51 in force at Royal assent, see s. 158; Ss. 46-49, 52-79 in force at 1.12.1998 by S.I. 1998/2789, art. 2