The Courts Amended Procedure Act 1876c i e
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THE COURTS AMENDED PROCEDURE
ACT 1876
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THE COURTS AMENDED PROCEDURE ACT 1876
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7 Court may fine witnesses for not appearing when summoned ............................... 5
ENDNOTES 7
TABLE OF LEGISLATION HISTORY 7
TABLE OF RENUMBERED PROVISIONS 7
TABLE OF ENDNOTE REFERENCES 7
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THE COURTS AMENDED PROCEDURE ACT 1876
Received Royal Assent: 27 June 1876
Promulgated: 5 July 1876
Commenced: 5 July 1876
AN ACT
for Facilitating the Administration of Justice in certain Courts.
GENERAL NOTES:
This whole Act was repealed by the High Court Act 1991 Sch 5,
except s 7 which is reproduced below.
[The maximum fine in this section is as increased by the Fines Act 1986 and by the
Criminal Justice (Penalties, Etc.) Act 1993 s 1.]
7 Court may fine witnesses for not appearing when summoned
Whenever a witness shall be summoned to any Court, and shall not appear in
answer to such summons, and no sufficient cause be shown for his non-
appearance, the Court is hereby authorized and empowered to impose a fine or
penalty not exceeding £5,000 upon such witness, to be enforced in the same
manner as fines for contempt for non-appearance are now enforced: Provided
always, that nothing herein contained shall affect the present mode of enforcing
the attendance of a witness by a writ of contempt.
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ENDNOTES
Table of Legislation History
Legislation Year and No Commencement
Table of Renumbered Provisions
Original Current
Table of Endnote References