An Act to invest Committees appointed by or in pursuance of Resolutions passed in either Chamber of the Assam Legislature with powers to enforce attendance of and to examine witnesses on oath or affirmation and to compel production of documents that are necessary for their inquiry and also to make provisions for punishment of persons who refuse to give evidence or produce documents before such Committees, on being duly required to do so.
Whereas by section 71(2) of the Government of India Act, 1935, the privileges of members of a Chamber of a Provincial Legislature shall be such as may from time to time be defined by an Act of the Provincial Legislature;
And whereas it is expedient to invest Committees appointed by or in pursuance of Resolutions passed in either Chamber of the Legislature to inquire into definite matters described in the Resolutions with powers to enforce attendance of, and to examine witnesses on oath or affirmation, as also to compel production of documents relevant for their inquiry;
And whereas by section 71 (4) of the said Act, the Provincial Legislature has been empowered to provide, by Act, for the punishment, on conviction before a Court, of persons who refuse to give evidence or produce documents before a Committee of a Chamber on being duly required to do so;
It is hereby enacted as follows:-
Section 1 • THE ASSAM COMMITTEES OF THE LEGISLATURE (EVIDENCE) ACT, 1947
Preamble
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Section 1
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"content": "An Act to invest Committees appointed by or in pursuance of Resolutions passed in either Chamber of the Assam Legislature with powers to enforce attendance of and to examine witnesses on oath or affirmation and to compel production of documents that are necessary for their inquiry and also to make provisions for punishment of persons who refuse to give evidence or produce documents before such Committees, on being duly required to do so.\nWhereas by section 71(2) of the Government of India Act, 1935, the privileges of members of a Chamber of a Provincial Legislature shall be such as may from time to time be defined by an Act of the Provincial Legislature;\nAnd whereas it is expedient to invest Committees appointed by or in pursuance of Resolutions passed in either Chamber of the Legislature to inquire into definite matters described in the Resolutions with powers to enforce attendance of, and to examine witnesses on oath or affirmation, as also to compel production of documents relevant for their inquiry;\nAnd whereas by section 71 (4) of the said Act, the Provincial Legislature has been empowered to provide, by Act, for the punishment, on conviction before a Court, of persons who refuse to give evidence or produce documents before a Committee of a Chamber on being duly required to do so;\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:-",
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