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County Courts (Penalties for Contempt) Act 1983

Type Public General Act

Publication 1983-05-13

State In force

Department Statute Law Database

Source legislation.gov.uk

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Amendment of section 14 of Contempt of Court Act 1981.

1

In section 14 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 (penalties for contempt of court), after subsection (4) there shall be inserted—

(4A) For the purposes of the preceding provisions of this section a county court shall be treated as a superior court and not as an inferior court.

Citation, saving and extent.

2

(1) This Act may be cited as the County Courts (Penalties for Contempt) Act 1983.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) This Act extends to Northern Ireland, and accordingly the reference in section 1 to section 14 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 includes a reference to that section as set out in Schedule 4 to that Act.

Amendment of section 14 of Contempt of Court Act 1981.

Editorial notes

[^c756642]: 1981 c. 49.

[^key-02754dd96bd3d8a3a59afcb597e5c837]: S. 2(2) repealed (22.7.2004) by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2004 (c. 14), Sch. 1 Pt. 1 Group 4

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