Section 14 Legislative Houses (Powers And Privileges) Act 2017

Section 14 of the Legislative Houses (Powers And Privileges) Act 2017 is about Contempt of a Legislative House. It provides as follows:

(1) A person who –
(a) publishes a report of a Committee before it is laid to the Legislative House in a plenary session,

(b) assaults or obstructs a member of a Legislative House within the Chamber or its precincts,
(c) assaults or obstructs a member of a Legislative House while in the execution of his duties,

(d) fails to answer the question put to him in the proceedings of the Legislative House, or
(e) refuses to abide by laid down procedure of a particular proceeding of a Legislative House or its Committee, commits a contempt of the Legislative House.

(2) Where a member commits a contempt of Legislative House, the Legislative House may by resolution reprimand such person or suspend him from service of the Legislative House, without pay, for such period as may be determined by the House, but not to the end of a legislative session.

(3) Where a person who commits a contempt of Legislative House, under subsection 12 of this Act is liable on conviction to a fine of N500,000.00 or imprisonment for a term of two years or both.