The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 1
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 80] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, DECEMBER 8,1975/AGRAHAYANA 17,1897
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MIN[STRY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 8th December, 1975/Agrahayana 17, 1897 (Saka)
THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS (PROTECTION OF PUBLICATION) REPEAL ORDINANCE, 1975
No. 25 OF 1975 Prom1 gated by the President in the Twenty-sixth
Year of the Republic of India.
An Ordinance to repeal the Parliamentary Proceedings
(Protection of Publication) Act, 1956.
WHEREAS Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;
Now, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance: —
1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Parliamentary Proceedings
(Protection of Publication) Repeal Ordinance, 1975.
736 THK GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 1]2. During the period of operation of this Ordinance, the Parliamentary Proceedings (Protection of Publication) Act, 1956 shall be deemed to be repealed:
Repeal of Act 24 of 1956 and saving.
Provided that such repeal shall not affect any proceedings, civil or criminal (whether pending immediately before the commencement of this Ordinance or instituted or taken after such commencement) in res- pect of—
(a) any publication referred to in sub-section (1) of section 3 of the said Act, made before such commencement; or
(b) any report or matter broadcast, before such commencement, by the means referred to in section 4 of the said Act,
and accordingly any such proceedings shall be disposed of as if the said Act had continued in force and this Ordinance had not been promul- gated.
FAKHRUDDIN Abl AHMED, President.
K. K. SUNDARAM,
Secy, to the Govt. of India.