# Contempt of Court Act 1981, Paragraph 11


Criminal proceedings against a person which become active on the issue or the grant of a warrant for his arrest cease to be active at the end of the period of twelve months beginning with the date of the warrant unless he has been arrested within that period, but become active again if he is subsequently arrested.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/49/schedule/1/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contempt-of-court-act-1981/schedule-1/paragraph-11
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