# The Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, Rule 47.41: Application to punish for contempt of court

Extent: E+W

(1) This rule applies where a person is accused of disobeying an order under section 59 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001.
(2) A person who wants the court to exercise its power to punish that person for contempt of court must comply with the rules in Part 48 (Contempt of court).
[Note. A Crown Court judge has power to punish a person who disobeys an order under section 59 of the 2001 Act as if that were a contempt of the Crown Court: see section 59(9) of the Act.]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/909/rule/47.41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-procedure-rules-2025/rule-47.41
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