{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contempt-of-court-act-1981/schedule-3/paragraph-1",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/49",
  "legislation_title": "Contempt of Court Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/contempt-of-court-act-1981",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Where the proceedings are taken of the court’s own motion the provisions of the Act listed in this sub-paragraph shall apply as if a complaint had been made against the person against whom the proceedings are taken, and subject to the modifications specified in sub-paragraphs (2) and (3) below. The enactments so applied are:—\nsection 51 (issue of summons)\nsection 53(1) and (2) (procedure on hearing)\nsection 54 (adjournment)\nsection 55 (non-appearance of defendant)\nsection 97(1) (summons to witness)\nsection 101 (onus of proving exceptions etc.)\nsection 121(1) and (3)(a) (constitution and place of sitting of court)\nsection 123 (defect in process).\n(2) In section 55, in subsection (1) for the words “the complainant appears but the defendant does not” there shall be substituted the words “the defendant does not appear”, and in subsection (2) the words “if the complaint has been substantiated on oath, and” shall be omitted.\n(3) In section 123, in subsections (1) and (2) the words “adduced on behalf of the prosecutor or complainant” shall be omitted.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/49/schedule/3/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:13:52.160059+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}