# Contempt of Court Act 1981, Paragraph 1


In this Schedule “criminal proceedings” means proceedings against a person in respect of an offence, not being appellate proceedings or proceedings commenced by motion for committal or attachment in England and Wales or Northern Ireland; and “appellate proceedings” means proceedings on appeal from or for the review of the decision of a court in any proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/49/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contempt-of-court-act-1981/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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