{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:civil-procedure:2015:article:499","workId":"law:eri:code:civil-procedure:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:civil-procedure:2015:en","title":"Disciplinary Powers","number":"499","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/499/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK VIII — FINAL PROVISIONS","title":null,"chapter":null},"paragraphs":[{"id":"lead","number":"","text":"Any president of a court or presiding judge may take such action as may be necessary to ensure order in court and the administration of justice in accordance with the provisions of this Code and may summarily punish with a fine any party, pleader or other person who is guilty of improper conduct in the course of any proceedings.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/499/#lead","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":256,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-procedure-code-2015/page/256/?article=499&paragraph=lead#article-499-lead"}]}],"caution":"This is the English-language edition published in 2015 and attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Refworld labels it an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force."}