Section 21: Contempt of a Legislative House by members.

(1) Any member of a Legislative House who-
(a) being a member of a committee of the House, publishes to any person not being a member of such committee any evidence taken by the committee before it has been reported to the House; or
(b) assaults or obstructs a member of the Legislative House within the Chamber or precincts of the House; or
(c) assaults or obstructs any officer of the Legislative House while in the execution of his duty; or
(d) is convicted of any offence under this Act, shall be guilty of contempt of the Legislative House.
(2) Where any member is guilty of contempt of a Legislative House, the House, may by resolution, reprimand such member or suspend him from the service of the House for such period as it may determine:
Provided that such period shall not extend beyond the last day of the meeting next following that in which the resolution is passed, or of the session in which the resolution is passed, whichever shall first occur.
(3) No salary or allowance payable to a member of a Legislative House for his service as such shall be paid in respect of any period during which he is suspended from the service of the House under the provisions of this section.
(4) Nothing in this section contained shall be construed to preclude the bringing of proceedings, civil or criminal, against any member in respect of any act or thing done contrary to paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection (1) of this section.