Emergency Powers Act, 1939

Hearing of proceedings in camera.

7.—(1) Any Court may do, in respect of any proceedings before it either under this Act or in relation to an offence under this Act, all or any of the following things if and whenever such Court is satisfied that it is expedient in the public interest so to do, that is to say:—

(a) exclude the public or any particular portion of the public or any particular persons or person from such Court during the hearing or during any particular part of the hearing of such proceedings;

(b) make an order prohibiting entirely the publication or disclosure of information in relation to such proceedings or any particular part thereof;

(c) make an order imposing restrictions or limitations on the publication or disclosure of information in relation to such proceedings or any particular part thereof.

(2) Every person who contravenes an order made under this section shall (without prejudice to any other offence of which he may thereby have rendered himself guilty) be guilty of an offence under this section, and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.

(3) The powers conferred on a Court by this section shall be in addition and without prejudice to any other power which such Court has to do any or all of the things which it is empowered by this section to do.