* the repeal of the [Defamation Act], 1961 [blogged here] including Part 2 dealing with various criminal offences * the explicit repeal of â $ œthe common law offences of criminal libel, seditious libel and obscene libelâ $? (cearta.ie)
«In English criminal law, incitement was an anticipatory common law offence and was the act of persuading, encouraging, instigating, pressuring, or threatening so as to cause another to commit a crime.» (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
As a result, the Government have had to dredge up an old common law offence to put the frighteners on officials, MPs and, presumably, journalists. (conservativehome.blogs.com)