Constitutional Reform Act 2005

Valid from 01/10/2009

Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49)U.K.

35(1)The Contempt of Court Act 1981 is amended as follows.U.K.

(2)In section 16 (enforcement of fines imposed by certain superior courts) in subsection (4) for “House of Lords” substitute “ Supreme Court ”.

(3)In section 19 (interpretation) in the definition of “Scottish proceedings” for “House of Lords” substitute “ Supreme Court ”, and in the definition of “superior court” after “means”, insert “ the Supreme Court ”, and omit the words from “and includes” to the end.