Section 8

Notwithstanding any other written law, where any contempt is committed in the face of an Intermediate Court, the court may at any time before rising on the same day, take cognisance of the offence, record the facts constituting the offence and the statement, if any, made by the offender and sentence the offender to a fine of $1,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months or both:

Provided that the court may, in its discretion —

discharge the offender or remit the punishment on his making an apology to the satisfaction of the court;

in lieu of taking cognisance of the offence, authorise a prosecution.