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Magistrates' Courts Act, 1944 (Act No. 32 of 1944)

Part IV : Offences

Chapter XVII : Offences

106. Penalty for disobedience of judgment or order of court

 

Any person wilfully disobeying, or refusing or failing to comply with any judgment or order of a court or with a notice lawfully endorsed on a summons for rent prohibiting the removal of any furniture or effects shall be guilty of contempt of court and shall, upon conviction, be liable to a fine, or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to such imprisonment without the option of a fine.