# Contempt of Court Act 1981, Section 1: The strict liability rule.


In this Act “the strict liability rule” means the rule of law whereby conduct may be treated as a contempt of court as tending to interfere with the course of justice in particular legal proceedings regardless of intent to do so.

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