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Rh the face of the court was committed may continue as the court thinks fit.

Contempt proceedings

26.—(1) Proceedings for contempt of court and the power of the court to punish the contempt of court must be exercised in accordance with the procedure set out in Rules of Court or Family Justice Rules.

(2) To avoid doubt, this section applies to proceedings for contempt of court even though—
 * (a) the Attorney-General has under section 22 authorised a police officer to investigate an alleged contempt as if it were an arrestable offence;
 * (b) the Attorney-General has under section 23 authorised a police officer to exercise all or any of the powers in relation to police investigations set out in Part 1 of the Schedule; or
 * (c) the Attorney-General's consent is required under section 30 for the institution of such proceedings for contempt of court.

(3) The court in any proceedings for contempt of court may award costs to be paid by or to any party as it thinks fit.

(4) The Rules Committee constituted under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322) may make Rules of Court prescribing the procedure for proceedings for contempt of court, the procedure for the punishment of contempt of court and the procedure under section 13(8) and (9).

(5) The Family Justice Rules Committee constituted under the Family Justice Act 2014 (Act 27 of 2014) may make Family Justice Rules prescribing the procedure for proceedings for contempt of court, the procedure for the punishment of contempt of court and the procedure under section 13(8) and (9).

(6) To avoid doubt and for the purposes of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act and the State Courts Act (Cap. 321), any originating process for contempt of court is an originating process for the purposes of service outside Singapore in the circumstances authorised by and in the manner prescribed by Rules of Court or Family Justice Rules.