(1) A person summoned to attend and give evidence or to produce any paper, book, record or other document before a District Assembly is entitled to the same privileges as if that person were appearing before a court to give evidence.

(2) A public officer shall not be required to produce any document before a District Assembly if the Presiding Member of the District Assembly certifies that

(a) the document belongs to a class of documents that would be injurious to public interest to produce; or

(b) the disclosure of the contents of the document will be prejudicial to the security of the State.

(3) Where there is a doubt as to whether the production of a document is injurious to public interest or prejudicial to the security of the State, the Presiding Member of the District Assembly shall refer the matter to the High Court to determine whether the production or disclosure of the contents of the document will be injurious to the public interest or prejudicial to the security of the State.

(4) An answer by a person to a question put by a District Assembly shall not be admissible in evidence against that person in any civil or criminal proceedings out of the District Assembly, except proceedings for perjury brought under the criminal law.