# Contempt of Court Act 1981, Paragraph 6


In section 23, after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsection:—
“(1A) In any case where the judge has power to make an order of imprisonment under subsection (1) for failure to attend, he may, in lieu of or in addition to making that order, order the debtor to be arrested and brought before the court either forthwith or at such time as the judge may direct.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/49/schedule/2/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/contempt-of-court-act-1981/schedule-2/paragraph-6
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