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Rh PART 5 INVESTIGATIONS BY POLICE AND APPLICATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE Investigations by police and application of this part

22.—(1) Where the Attorney-General—
 * (a) receives a complaint from a judge that contempt of court has been committed; or
 * (b) has reasonable grounds to otherwise suspect that contempt of court has been committed and that it is in the public interest to do so,

the Attorney-General must, in the case of a complaint made under paragraph (a) in relation to contempt of court under section 3 or 4(8), and may, in any other case, by order in writing authorise a police officer to investigate the alleged contempt as if it were an arrestable offence in such manner or mode as may be specified in that order.

(2) This Part applies to the alleged contempt referred to in subsection (1).

Application of Criminal Procedure Code

23.—(1) The Attorney-General may by order in writing authorise a police officer to exercise, for the purposes of any investigation under section 22, all or any of the powers in relation to police investigations given by the Criminal Procedure Code (Cap. 68) as set out in Part 1 of the Schedule.

(2) For the purposes of any investigation under section 22, the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code set out in Part 2 of the Schedule apply, with the necessary modifications, as if the alleged contempt were an arrestable offence.

Statements recorded admissible

24. The statements made to a police officer in the course of investigations conducted pursuant to an order made under section 22 are admissible as evidence in proceedings for contempt of court under