Section 26: Protection of persons responsible for publications authorised by a Legislative House.

(1) Any person, being a defendant in any civil or criminal proceedings instituted for or on account of or in respect of the publication by such person or by his servant, by order or under the authority of a Legislative House, of any reports, papers, minutes, votes or proceedings, may, on giving to the plaintiff or prosecutor, as the case may be, twenty-four hours' written notice of his intention, bring-
(a) before the court in which such civil or criminal proceedings are being held a certificate under the hand of the President or Speaker, as the case may be, of the Legislative House stating that the reports, papers, minutes, votes or proceedings in respect of which such civil or criminal proceedings have been instituted were published by such person or his servant by order or under the authority of a Legislative House;
(b) an affidavit verifying such certificate.
(2) The court shall thereupon immediately stay such civil or criminal proceedings and the same and every process issued therein shall be deemed to be finally determined.