# Crime and Courts Act 2013, Section 33: Abolition of scandalising the judiciary as form of contempt of court

Extent: E+W

(1) Scandalising the judiciary (also referred to as scandalising the court or scandalising judges) is abolished as a form of contempt of court under the common law of England and Wales.
(2) That abolition does not prevent proceedings for contempt of court being brought against a person for conduct that immediately before that abolition would have constituted both scandalising the judiciary and some other form of contempt of court.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2013/22/section/33 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-courts-act-2013/section-33
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