Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12)
Code of Organization and Civil Procedure (Cap. 12), article 991
991. It shall be lawful for the judge or magistrate referred to in
article 988 forthwith to sentence to a fine ( ammenda or multa ) or to
detention in terms of the Criminal Code , any person who, by any
indecent word or gesture during the sitting, commits any act of
contempt of court, or insults any other person.
Where act of
contempt
constitutes a
criminal offence.
Cap. 9.
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