Implementation of Geneva Conventions Act, 2012
R 385
Constitutional Court Complementary Act, 1995 (Act No. 13 of 1995)9. Contempt of Court |
| 1) | Any person who- |
| a) | during the sitting of the Court, wilfully insults any member of the Court or any officer of the Court present at the sitting, or who wilfully hinders or obstructs any member of the Court or any officer thereof in the exercise of his or her powers or the performance of his or her duties; |
| b) | wilfully interrupts the proceedings of the Court or otherwise misbehaves himself or herself in the place where the sitting of the Court is held; or |
| c) | does anything calculated improperly to influence the Court in respect of any matter being or to be considered by the Court, may, by order of the Court, be removed and detained in custody until the rising of the Court. |
| 2) | Removal and detention in terms of subsection (1) shall not preclude the prosecution in a court of law of the person concerned on a charge of contempt of court. |
