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| (1) Every offence of contempt committed against or in disrespect of the authority of a commission of inquiry shall be communicated to the Chief Justice by letter under the hand of the chairman of the commission or, where the commission consists of a sole commissioner, under the hand of such commissioner. |
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| (2) The Chief Justice shall, upon his receiving from a commission of inquiry a communication under subsection (1), issue a rule nisi for contempt of court on the person named in that communication as having committed the offence of contempt against or in disrespect of the authority of that commission. |
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| (3) A person on whom a rule nisi is issued under subsection (2) shall be liable to be punished unless he shows causa to the satisfaction of the Supreme Court or a Judge thereof. |
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| (4) In any proceedings against any person for the offence of contempt committed against or in disrespect of the authority of a commission of inquiry, no member of that commission shall be liable to be summoned as a witness by that person, but the Supreme Court may, if that court considers it necessary to do so, examine a member of that commission. |
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