Tax Administration Act, 2011 (Act No. 28 of 2011)

Chapter 9 : Dispute Resolution

Part D : Tax court

128. Contempt of tax court

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(1)If, during the sitting of a tax court, a person—
(a)wilfully insults a judge or member of the tax court;
(b)wilfully interrupts the tax court proceedings; or
(c)otherwise misbehaves in the place where the hearing is held,

the president of a tax court may impose upon that person a fine or, in default of payment, imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months.

 

(2)An order made under subsection (1) must be executed as if it were an order made by a Magistrate's Court under similar circumstances, and the provisions of a law which apply in respect of such an order made by a Magistrate's Court apply with the necessary changes in respect of an order made under subsection (1).