(1)If a person (“A”)—
(a)fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him by a person holding an inquiry under section 15, or
(b)otherwise obstructs such an inquiry,
the person holding the inquiry may certify the matter to the High Court (or, in Scotland, the Court of Session).
(2)The court may enquire into the matter.
(3)If, after hearing—
(a)any witnesses who may be produced against or on behalf of A, and
(b)any statement made by or on behalf of A,
the court is satisfied that A would have been in contempt of court if the inquiry had been proceedings before the court, it may deal with him as if he were in contempt.