Singapore legislation
Clause 3
of Legislative Assembly (Privileges, Immunities and Powers) Ordinance
Clause 3
Privileges, immunities and powers to be the same as those of the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom
(1)
Save as is otherwise expressly provided in the Singapore (Constitution) Order in Council, 1958, and in this Ordinance, the privileges, immunities and powers of the Assembly and of the Speaker, members and committees shall be the same as those for the time being held, enjoyed or exercised by the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom or the Speaker, members or committees thereof.
(2)
Such privileges, immunities and powers shall for all purposes be construed and have effect as if such privileges, immunities and powers were prescribed by this Ordinance, and it shall not be necessary in any proceedings to plead the same but the same shall be judicially noticed in all the courts.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, upon any inquiry touching the privileges, immunities and powers of the Assembly or of the Speaker or of any member or committee, any copy of the Journals of the Commons House of Parliament of the United Kingdom, or of any record or official report of the proceedings or debates thereof or of any committee thereof, which has been printed or purports to have been printed by the order or by the printer of the Commons House aforesaid, shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and places without proof of its being such copy or that such copy was so printed.