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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/part-48",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/part-48.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2025/909",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025",
  "path": "part/48",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "48",
  "heading": "CONTEMPT OF COURT",
  "text": "Contents of this Part\nhGeneral rules\nWhen this Part applies\nrule 48.1\nExercise of court’s power to deal with contempt of court\nrule 48.2\nNotice of suspension of imprisonment by Court of Appeal or Crown Court\nrule 48.3\nApplication to discharge an order for imprisonment\nrule 48.4\nContempt of court by obstruction, disruption, etc.\nInitial procedure on obstruction, disruption, etc.\nrule 48.5\nReview after temporary detention\nrule 48.6\nPostponement of enquiry\nrule 48.7\nProcedure on enquiry\nrule 48.8\nContempt of court by failure to comply with court order, etc.\nInitial procedure on failure to comply with court order, etc.\nrule 48.9\nProcedure on hearing\nrule 48.10\nIntroduction of written witness statement or other hearsay\nrule 48.11\nContent of written witness statement\nrule 48.12\nContent of notice of other hearsay\nrule 48.13\nCross-examination of maker of written witness statement or other hearsay\nrule 48.14\nCredibility and consistency of maker of written witness statement or other hearsay\nrule 48.15\nMagistrates’ courts’ powers to adjourn, etc.\nrule 48.16\nCourt’s power to vary requirements\nrule 48.17",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/part/48",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:12:44.140935+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."
}