Contempt of Court Act 1981
Contempt of Court Act 1981 (1981 c. 49)
- Contempt of Court Act 1981 (1981 c. 49)
- Strict liability
- 1 The strict liability rule.
- 2 Limitation of scope of strict liability.
- 3 Defence of innocent publication or distribution.
- 4 Contemporary reports of proceedings.
- 5 Discussion of public affairs.
- 6 Savings.
- 7 Consent required for institution of proceedings.
- Other aspects of law and procedure
- 8 Confidentiality of jury’s deliberations: Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- 8A Research into juries
- 9 Use of tape recorders.
- 10 Sources of information.
- 11 Publication of matters exempted from disclosure in court.
- 12 Offences of contempt of magistrates’ courts.
- 13 Legal Aid
- Penalties for contempt and kindred offences
- 14 Proceedings in England and Wales.
- 15 Penalties for contempt of court in Scottish proceedings.
- 16 Enforcement of fines imposed by certain superior courts.
- 17 Disobedience to certain orders of magistrates’ courts.
- Supplemental
- 18 Northern Ireland.
- 19 Interpretation.
- 20 Tribunals of Inquiry.
- 21 Short title, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Times when Proceedings are Active for Purposes of Section 2
- Preliminary
- Criminal proceedings
- Other proceedings at first instance
- Appellate proceedings
- SCHEDULE 2 Amendments
- Part I . . .
- Part II Legal Aid (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 43)
- Part III Coroners Act 1887, County Courts Act 1959, Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 and Magistrates’ Court Act 1980
- Coroners Act 1887 (c. 71)
- Attachment of Earnings Act 1971 (c. 32)
- Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (c. 43)
- SCHEDULE 3 Application of Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 to Civil Contempt Proceedings Under Section 63(3)
- SCHEDULE 4 Sections 12, 13, 14 and 16 as Applied to Northern Ireland
- Offences of contempt of magistrates’ courts.
- Legal aid.
- Proceedings in Northern Ireland.
- Enforcement of fines imposed by superior courts.
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