153Charging and arresting a person for contempt

153 Charging and arresting a person for contempt (1) If it appears to the IBAC that a person is guilty of contempt of the IBAC, the IBAC may— (a) issue a certificate of charge— (i) charging the person with contempt; and (ii) setting out or attaching details of the alleged contempt; and (b) issue an arrest warrant in the prescribed form to arrest the person. (2) An arrest warrant— S. 153(2)(a) substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.24(a)). (a) may be directed to a named police officer or all police officers; and S. 153(2)(b) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 85.24(b)). (b) authorises the police officer or police officers to whom it is directed to arrest the person named in the warrant. (3) A person who is arrested under an arrest warrant— (a) is to be brought before the Supreme Court without delay to be dealt with according to law; and (b) may be detained in police custody in the meantime. S. 154 (Heading) No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 16.39). S. 154 inserted by No. 28/2012 s. 21 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 151(3)), amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 16.40).