COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSES OF THE OIREACHTAS (PRIVILEGE AND PROCEDURE) ACT, 1976
Statutory Text (3 Articles)
Definition.
Definition.
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1.—In this Act “a committee” means a committee appointed by either House of the Oireachtas or jointly by both Houses of the Oireachtas.
Privilege and immunity of committees.
Privilege and immunity of committees.
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2.—(1) A member of either House of the Oireachtas shall not, in respect of any utterance in or before a committee, be amenable to any court or any authority other than the House or the Houses of the Oireachtas by which the committee was appointed.
(2) (a) The documents of a committee and the documents of its members connected with the committee or its functions,
(b) all official reports and publications of a committee, and
(c) the utterances in a committee of the members, advisers, officials and agents of the committee,
wherever published shall be privileged.
Short title.
Short title.
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3.—This Act may be cited as the Committees of the Houses of the Oireachtas (Privilege and Procedure) Act, 1976.