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Contempt of Court Act 1981

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Contempt of Court Act 1981
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The Contempt of Court Act 1981 (c. 49) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.[1] It codifies some aspects of the common law offence of contempt of court.[2]

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Section 8 of the Act provides that it is an offence for a person to ask for or make public any opinions or arguments put forward by a jury member in the course of making a decision.[3] In Northern Ireland, the consent of the Attorney General is required to prosecute this offence. This section now extends only to Scotland and Northern Ireland; it was replaced in England and Wales by section 20D of the Juries Act 1974,[4] as amended by the Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015.[5]

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