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(2) Subject to subsection (3), where it appears to the court that an offence against subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) has been committed in view of the court, the court may cause the alleged offender to be remanded in custody until the rising of the court on the same day and then, or at any earlier time, take cognizance of the offence; and, if satisfied that the alleged offender has committed the offence, sentence the offender to a fine of five hundred dollars or, in default of payment, to imprisonment for six months. (3) The court shall not make a determination of guilt pursuant to subsection (2) without first satisfying itself of the matters specified in section 12(1) of the Contempt of Court Act, 2022. (4) This section is in addition to and not in derogation of the power of the Grand Court to punish for contempt of court.\u201d. 5. Repeal of section 39 of the Summary Jurisdiction Act (2019 Revision) - power to deal with misbehaviour in court, etc. 5. 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