Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (1997 c. 40)
- Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (1997 c. 40)
- 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.
- 14 Extent.
- 15 Commencement.
- 16 Short title.
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