'Sanctions for misconduct before the court - national proceedings' in document 'Bahamas - Penal Code'

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RELEVANT SECTIONS OF THE IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION

BOOK III
INDICTABLE OFFENCES

TITLE xxviii PERJURY AND PERVERSION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Crimes

439. Disturbance of court.

Whoever with force, threats or tumult, hinders, interrupts or disturbs the proceeding of any court, or wilfully or unlawfully, with force, threats or tumult, hinders any person from entering or quitting any court, or removes him therefrom, or detains him therein, shall be liable to imprisonment for two years .

BOOK III
INDICTABLE OFFENCES

TITLE xxviii PERJURY AND PERVERSION OF JUSTICE

Perjury and Similar Crimes

440. Insulting court.

Whoever in the presence of any court is guilty of contempt of the court by any insulting, opprobrious or menacing acts or words, is guilty of a misdemeanour