# The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018, Regulation 4: Amendment to the Contempt of Court Act 1981


(1) The Contempt of Court Act 1981 is amended as follows.
(2) In Schedule 1 (times when proceedings are active for purposes of section 2), in paragraph 7—
(a) in sub-paragraph (c), omit “England and Wales or”;
(b) after sub-paragraph (c), insert—
“(ca) in the case of proceedings in England and Wales commenced by arrest without warrant, if the person arrested is notified that the person is not to be prosecuted (whether under section 34(5C), 37(6B), 37B(5), 37CA(6), 41(11), 42(13), 43(21) or 44(10) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 or otherwise);”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111164143/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-policing-and-crime-act-2017-consequential-amendments-regulations-2018/regulation-4
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