Rule 47.68 Application to punish for contempt of courtI1
England and Wales
This rule applies where a person is accused of disobeying an order made by the court under the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019.
An applicant who wants the court to exercise its power to punish that person for contempt of court must comply with the rules in Part 48 (Contempt of court).
[Note. The Crown Court has power to punish for contempt of court a person who disobeys its order: see section 45 of the Senior Courts Act 1981f1. Under section 11(4) of the Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019, an order made by a judge under the Act has effect as if it were an order of the Crown Court.]
Annotations
Commencement
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Rule 47.68 in force at 6.10.2025, see Preamble
Footnotes
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1981 c. 54. The Act’s title was amended by section 59(5) of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 11 to, the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4).
Notes on Part 47
Textual amendments
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Words in Pt. 47 Table of Contents omitted (6.4.2026) by virtue of The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026 (S.I. 2026/47), rules 3, 10(c)(i)