Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17)

FOURTH GROUP OF PARTS U.K. Further powers relating to sentencing

PART 11 U.K. Behaviour orders

CHAPTER 3 E+W Protection from harassment

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 11 Ch. 3 modified by S.I. 2014/3300, reg.13(2) (as substituted (1.12.2020) by Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), s. 416(1), Sch. 24 para. 425 (with Sch. 27); S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2)

364 Restraining orders: meaning of “conduct” and “harassment” E+W

For the purposes of this Chapter—

• “conduct” includes speech;

• “harassment”, in relation to a person, includes—

  (a)

  alarming the person, or

  (b)

  causing the person distress.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 364 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2