The West Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings ( Protection Of Publication ) Act, 1978
west-bengal · 1978
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- S. 1The West Bengal Legislative Assembly Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1978, extends to West Bengal and comes into force immediately.
- S. 2In this Act, "newspaper" means any printed periodical work Definition
- S. 3Section 3 protects journalists from legal action for publishing true reports of West Bengal Assembly proceedings unless malice is proven.
- S. 4Section 4 extends the Act's protections to broadcast reports of Assembly proceedings via wireless telegraphy.