Section 81.2

In this Part— “claimant” means a person making a contempt application; “contempt application” means an application to the court for an order determining contempt proceedings; “defendant” means the person against whom the application is made; “order of committal” means the imposition of a sentence of imprisonment (whether immediate or suspended) for contempt of court; A “penal notice” is a prominent notice added to the front of an order by or at the request of a party warning that if the person against whom the order is made (and, in the case of a corporate body, a director or officer of that body) disobeys the court’s order, the person (or director or officer) may be held in contempt of court and punished by a fine, imprisonment, confiscation of assets or other punishment under the law.

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