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s.42
Insulting behaviour
(1) If any person, in a hearing before the tribunal ,— (a) uses a threatening or insulting expression to or concerning or in the presence of the presiding officer; or (b) behaves in an insulting manner or wilfully interrupts the proceedings, the presiding officer may summarily sentence the offender to a fine at level 3 and to imprisonment for 6 months. (Replaced 29 of 1974 s. 8 . Amended 25 of 1999 s. 14 ) (2) It is declared that section 50 of the High Court Ordinance ( Cap. 4 ) applies in the case of any exercise by the presiding officer of his power under subsection (1). (Added 25 of 1999 s. 14 )