Section 118

If any person— any officer of the court, with or without the assistance of any other person, may, by order of the judge, take the offender into custody and detain him until the rising of the court, and the judge may, if he thinks fit,— wilfully insults a judge of the county court , or any juror or witness, or any officer of the court during his sitting or attendance in court, or in going to or returning from the court; or wilfully interupts the proceedings of the county court or otherwise misbehaves in court; make an order committing the offender for a specified period not exceeding one month to . . . prison . . . ; or impose upon the offender, for every offence, a fine of an amount not exceeding £2, 500 or may both make such an order and impose such a fine. A judge of the county court may at any time revoke an order committing a person to prison under this section and, if he is already in custody, order his discharge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15