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GBR-1997-L-92497
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (c. 40).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
United Kingdom
Subjects (Classification)
Equality of opportunity and treatment
Adopted on (Date of text)
1997-03-21
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Introductory Text
England and Wales
1. Prohibition of harassment.
2. Offence of harassment.
3. Civil remedy.
4. Putting people in fear of violence.
5. Restraining orders.
6. Limitation.
7. Interpretation of this group of sections.
Scotland
8. Harassment.
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
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2006-11-08 (GBR-2006-L-79606)
Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.52).
Amending text(s)
2004-11-15 (GBR-2004-L-92498)
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c.28).
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1997-04-08 (GBR-1997-R-46801)
Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (No. 1180 N.I. 9).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
legislation.gov.uk
Publisher
National Archives
Country
United Kingdom
URL
http://www.legislation.gov.uk
File
GBR92497.pdf (PDF)