Protection from Harassment Act 1997

In forceThis text since 1 Jul 2005law://uk/ukpga/1997/40/sec_2@2026-11-10

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2Offence of harassment.#

(1)A person who pursues a course of conduct in breach of section 1(1) or (1A) is guilty of an offence.

(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.

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Key facts

Type: Act · 1997 c. 40
Made by: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Extent: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

History · 1 version

1 Jul 2005Reading

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Amended by 1: Crime and Policing Act 2026
Amends 1: Limitation Act 1980

Defined terms · 6

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conduct
includes speech;
country
includes territory;
order
includes any variation or revocation of such an order made under subsection (6) below. 4 Any person who is found to be in breach of a non-harassment order shall be guilty of an offence and liable— a on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine, or to both such imprisonment and such fine;
premises
has the same meaning as in section 23 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
specified
means specified in the certificate in question.
United Kingdom national
means an individual who is— (a) a British citizen, a British overseas territories citizen, a British National (Overseas) or a British Overseas citizen, (b) a person who under the British Nationality Act 1981 is a British subject, or (c) a British protected person within the meaning of that Act.