57Contempt of Courts of Inquiry

57 Contempt of Courts of Inquiry

(1) A person is guilty of an offence if the person: (a) insults or disturbs a Court of Inquiry; or (b) interrupts the proceedings of a Court of Inquiry; or (c) uses any insulting language towards a Court of Inquiry; or (d) by writing or speech uses words that are false and defamatory of a Court of Inquiry; or (e) is in contempt of a Court of Inquiry.

(2) Where the President of a Court of Inquiry considers that a person has committed an offence under subregulation (1) in the face of the Court, the President may order that the person be removed from the place where the Court is conducting its inquiry. (3) Where the President of a Court of Inquiry makes an order under subregulation (2) the President may authorize a person to take such reasonable action as is required to give effect to the order. (4) The removal of a person from a place under subregulation (2) does not preclude the institution of proceedings against the person for an offence under subregulation (1).

58 Termination of appointment of member etc of Court of Inquiry