Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1986 (c. 12), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I
Words in s. 118(1) substituted (1.10.1992) by Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), s. 17(3), Sch. 4 Pt. I (with s. 28); S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch.2
S. 118(3) added (1.7.1991) by Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41, SIF 37), s. 74(6); S.I. 1991/1364, art. 2, Sch.
Words in s. 119 substituted (27.4.1997) by 1997 c. 12, s. 10, Sch. 2 para. 2(2); S.I. 1997/841, art. 3(b), 4(c)
Words in s. 120 substituted (27.4.1997) by 1997 c. 12, s. 10, Sch. 2 para. 2(2); S.I. 1997/841, art. 3(b), 4(c)
Words in s. 122 substituted (27.4.1997) by 1997 c. 12, s. 10, Sch. 2 para. 2(2); S.I. 1997/841, art. 3(b), 4(c)
S. 118 modified (14.10.1991) by S.I. 1991/1247, r. 7.2(4)
Power to amend s. 118(1) conferred (1.10.1992) by Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43, SIF 82), s. 143(3), Sch. 6A (as substituted (1.10.1992) by Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), s. 17(3), Sch. 4 Pt. IV (with s. 28); S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch.2)
S. 122 modified (14.10.1991) by S.I. 1991/1247, r. 7.2(3) (as amended by S.I. 2005/2922, rule 92)
If any person—
wilfully insults the judge of a county court, or any juror or witness, or any officer of the court during his sitting or attendance in court, or in going to or returning from the court; or
wilfully interupts the proceedings of a county court or otherwise misbehaves in court;
any officer of the court, with or without the assistance of any other person, may, by order of the judge, take the offender into custody and detain him until the rising of the court, and the judge may, if he thinks fit,—
make an order committing the offender for a specified period not exceeding one month to . . .
impose upon the offender, for every offence, a fine of an amount not exceeding
The judge may at any time revoke an order committing a person to prison under this section and, if he is already in custody, order his discharge.
A district judge, assistant district judge, or deputy district judge shall have the same powers under this section in relation to proceedings before him as a judge.
Whenever any order or warrant for the committal of any person to prison is made or issued by a county court (whether in pursuance of this or any other Act or of
It shall be the duty of every constable within his jurisdiction to assist in the execution of every such order or warrant.
The govenor of the prison mentioned in any such order or warrant shall be bound to receive and keep the person mentioned in it until he is lawfully discharged.
Any person committed to prison by the judge of any county court, in pursuance of this or any other Act or of
If at any time it appears to the satisfaction of a judge of a county court that any debtor arrested or confined in prison by order of the court is unable from any cause to pay any sum recovered against him (whether by way of satisfaction of a claim or counterclaim or by way of costs or otherwise), or any instalment thereof, and ought to be discharged, the judge may order his discharge upon such terms (including liability to re-arrest if the terms are not complied with) as the judge thinks fit.
Where any order or warrant for the committal of any person to prison has been made or issued (whether in pursuance of this or any other Act or of
On receipt of the warrant, the registrar of the other county court shall act in all respects as if the original order or warrant had been issued by the court of which he is registrar and shall within the prescribed time—
report to the registrar of the home court what he has done in the execution of the order or warrant; and
pay over all moneys received in pursuance of the order or warrant.
Where a person is apprehended under the order or warrant, he shall be forthwith conveyed, in custody of the officer apprehending him, to the prison of the court within the jurisdiction of which he was apprehended and kept there, unless sooner discharged by law, until the expiration of the period mentioned in the order or warrant.
It shall be the duty of every constable within his jurisdiction to assist in the execution of every such order or warrant.
Where an order of committal—
under the
under section 110,
is sent by the registrar of a home court to the registrar of another court for execution under this section, the judge of that other court shall have the same powers to order the debtor’s discharge as the judge of the home court would have under section 110 or 121.