ABSTRACT
Non-harassment orders 234A.–(1) Where a person is convicted of an offence involving harassment of a person (‘the victim’), the prosecutor may apply to the court to make a non-harassment order against the offender requiring him to refrain from such conduct in relation to the victim as may be specified in the order for such period (which includes an indeterminate period) as may be so specified, in addition to any other disposal which may be made in relation to the offence. (2) On an application under subsection (1) above the court may, if it is satisfied on a balance of probabilities that it is appropriate to do so in order to protect the victim from further harassment, make a non-harassment order. (3) A non-harassment order made by a criminal court shall be taken to be a sentence for the purposes of any appeal and, for the purposes of this subsection ‘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, and
(b) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 6 months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both such imprisonment and such fine.
