Offence of breaching non-molestation order
(1) A person who without reasonable excuse
does anything that he is prohibited from doing by a
non-molestation order is guilty of an offence.
(2) In the case of a non-molestation order
made by virtue of section 45(1), a person can be guilty
of an offence under this section only in respect of
conduct engaged in at a time when he was aware of the
existence of the order.
(3) Where a person is convicted of an
offence under this section in respect of any conduct,
that conduct is not punishable as a contempt of court.
(4) A person cannot be convicted of an
offence under this section in respect of any conduct
which has been punished as a contempt of court.
(5) A person guilty of an offence under
this section is liable—
(a) on conviction on indictment, to
imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or a
fine, or both;
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding the general limit in a
magistrates’ court, or a fine not exceeding the
statutory maximum, or both.
(6) A reference in any enactment to
proceedings under this Part, or to an order under this
Part, does not include a reference to proceedings for an
offence under this section or to an order made in such
proceedings.
Enactment ”includes an enactment
contained in subordinate legislation within the meaning
of the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30)
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