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Contempt of Court Act 2019

General provisions and consequential amendments

25: Judicial powers exercisable as often as necessary to control proceedings

You could also call this:

"The judge has the power to make decisions to control what happens in court."

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When you are in court, a judge has the power to make decisions to control what is happening. This power applies to certain sections of the law, such as section 10, section 11, section 13, and section 16. The judge can use this power as many times as they think is necessary to keep the court proceedings under control.

The judge can make orders or take actions whenever they need to, to make sure everything runs smoothly. This means the judge has a lot of flexibility to make decisions during the court case. You can expect the judge to use their power to keep the court proceedings fair and orderly.

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Part 3General provisions and consequential amendments

25Judicial powers exercisable as often as necessary to control proceedings

  1. This section applies to any order that may be made, or action taken, under—

  2. section 10; or
    1. section 11; or
      1. section 13; or
        1. section 16.

          1. Unless the context otherwise requires, the power of a judicial officer to make any order or take any action under this Act to which this section applies is exercisable in any proceedings as often as the judicial officer considers necessary to control the proceedings.