21 Short title, commencement and extent.U.K.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Contempt of Court Act 1981.
(2)The provisions of this Act relating to legal aid in England and Wales shall come into force on such day as the Lord Chancellor may appoint by order made by statutory instrument; and the provisions of this Act relating to legal aid in Scotland and Northern Ireland shall come into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may so appoint.
Different days may be appointed under this subsection in relation to different courts.
(3)Subject to subsection (2), this Act shall come into force at the expiration of the period of one month beginning with the day on which it is passed.
(4)Sections 7, 8(3), 12, 13(1) to (3), 14, 16, 17 and 18, Parts I and III of Schedule 2 and Schedules 3 and 4 of this Act do not extend to Scotland.
(5)This Act, except sections 15 and 17 and Schedules 2 and 3, extends to Northern Ireland.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Power of appointment conferred by s. 21(2) not exercised