The Houses of Parliament (Privileges and Powers) Act 1952 (Malay: Akta Majlis Parlimen (Keistimewaan dan Kuasa) 1952), is a Malaysian laws which enacted relating to the powers and privileges of the Houses of Parliament, freedom of speech and debate or proceedings in such Houses and protection to persons employed in the publication of papers of such Houses.
The Houses of Parliament (Privileges and Powers) Act 1952, in its current form (1 January 2006), consists of only 34 sections and no schedule (including no amendment), without separate Parts.
Section 1: Short titleSection 2: InterpretationSection 3: Freedom of speech and debateSection 4: Power of House to enquire into contraventionsSection 5: House as a court of recordSection 6: Members and officers of House exempted from serving as jurors or assessors or, when House is sitting, to attend as witnesses in courtSection 7: Immunity of members from civil or criminal proceedings for anything done or said before the HouseSection 8: Exemption from liability in damages for any act done under the authority of the HouseSection 9: Power of House to punish for contempt of the HouseSection 10: No member to vote on matters in which he has a direct pecuniary interestSection 11: Power of President to issue warrants for apprehension and imprisonmentSection 12: Contents of warrantSection 13: Power of President to order arrest of persons causing disturbance during sitting of HouseSection 14: Duty to assist in the apprehension of persons ordered to be arrested by the PresidentSection 15: Power to enter and search premisesSection 16: Power of House to order attendance of witnesses and production of documentsSection 17: Attendance to be notified by summonsSection 18: Examination of witnesses upon oathSection 19: Exemption from answering questions or producing documentsSection 20: Punishment for giving a false answerSection 21: Rules relating to privileged evidence apply to evidence before the HouseSection 22: Certificate by President that a witness has answered questions put to him by the HouseSection 23: Prohibition to give evidence outside the House of any evidence before the House without the leave of the HouseSection 24: Journals of the House admissible as evidenceSection 25: Penalty for printing false copy of law, report, etc.Section 26: Certificate of President a defence in proceedings instituted in respect of publications of the HouseSection 27: Privileged publicationsSection 28: President to act notwithstanding dissolution or prorogation of HouseSection 29: Additional penalty by the HouseSection 30: Recovery of penaltiesSection 31: Prosecutions to be instituted only at the instance of the Attorney GeneralSection 32: Privileges and immunities of the House of Commons to be enjoyed by the House and members thereofSection 33: Privileges, etc., to be judicially noticedSection 34: Commons Journals to be prima facie evidence in enquiries touching privileges