Protection from Harassment Act 1997: An Overview of Its Provisions and Changes, Exercises of Constitutional Law

Download Protection from Harassment Act 1997: An Overview of Its Provisions and Changes and more Exercises Constitutional Law in PDF only on Docsity! Changes to legislation: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. (See end of Document for details) Protection from Harassment Act 1997 CHAPTER 40 PROTECTION FROM HARASSMENT ACT 1997 England and Wales 1 Prohibition of harassment. 2 Offence of harassment. 2A Offence of stalking 2B Power of entry in relation to offence of stalking 3 Civil remedy. 3A Injunctions to protect persons from harassment within section 1(1A) 4 Putting people in fear of violence. 4A Stalking involving fear of violence or serious alarm or distress 4B Offences under sections 4 and 4A committed outside the United Kingdom 5 Restraining orders on conviction. 5A Restraining orders on acquittal 6 Limitation. 7 Interpretation of this group of sections. Scotland 8 Harassment. 8A Harassment amounting to domestic abuse 9 Breach of non-harassment order. 10 Limitation. 11 Non-harassment order following criminal offence. General 12 National security, etc. 13 Corresponding provision for Northern Ireland. ii Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (c. 40) Document Generated: 2022-05-20 Changes to legislation: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Protection from Harassment Act 1997. (See end of Document for details) 14 Extent. 15 Commencement. 16 Short title.