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However, whilst it is 'evident that the 1997 Act created an offence of potentially enormous scope, 'Not any trivial act of harassment will do; there is a minimum level of alarm and distress which must be suffered in order to constitute harassment.' [7] This has been specified in previous case law that mere alarm or distress might not be enough ...
The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (c. 40) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.On introducing the Bill's second reading in the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay of Clashfern, said, "The aim of this Bill is to protect the victims of harassment.
Harassment, alarm or distress is an element of a statutory offence in England and Wales, arising from an expression used in sections 4A [1] and 5 [2] of the Public Order Act 1986, which created the offence. The Act was amended in 1994.
Intentional harassment, alarm or distress is a statutory offence in England and Wales. It is an aggravated form of the offence of harassment, alarm or distress under section 5 of the Public Order Act 1986 .
The Public Order Act 1986 (c. 64) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that creates a number of public order offences. They replace similar common law offences and parts of the Public Order Act 1936 .
The 32-year-old, who is in the process of a divorce, was previously given a five-year non-harassment order and fined £600 after breaching bail conditions.
a general civil restraint order (formerly a Bhamjee order [5]) for a maximum of three years for all proceedings in the High Court or specified county courts. Further applications totally without merit can lead to withdrawal of the right of appeal. Harassment of the court and court officials can lead to a penal prohibition notice, prohibiting ...
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