Section 23: Restriction on evidence as to certain matters.

No evidence relating to any of the following matters, that is to say-(a) debates or other proceedings in a Legislative House;
(b) the contents of the minutes of evidence taken or any documents laid before a committee of a Legislative House or any proceedings or examinations held before any such committee,
by any member or officer of the House or any shorthandwriter employed to take minutes of any such evidence or proceedings or, in respect of any of the matters specified in paragraph (b) of this section, by any person who was a witness before the committee shall be admissible in any proceedings before a court or person authorised by law to take evidence unless the court or such last-mentioned person is satisfied that permission has been given by the President or Speaker, as the case may be, of the House or the Chairman of the committee (as the case may require) for such evidence to be given.