Protection from Harassment Act 1997

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Domestic_Violence,_Crime_and_Victims_Act_2004
gptkb:Protection_of_Freedoms_Act_2012
gptkb:Serious_Organised_Crime_and_Police_Act_2005
gptkbp:category gptkb:Criminal_law_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1997
Harassment law
gptkbp:citation 1997 c. 40
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1997
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Protection from Harassment Act 1997
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to make provision for protecting persons from harassment and similar conduct.
gptkbp:purpose to create criminal offences related to harassment
to prohibit harassment
to provide civil remedies for harassment
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 21 March 1997
gptkbp:relatedTo Domestic violence
Stalking
Anti-social behaviour
gptkbp:section Section 1: Prohibition of harassment
Section 2: Offence of harassment
Section 3: Civil remedy
Section 4: Putting people in fear of violence
Section 5: Restraining orders
gptkbp:territory gptkb:Scotland
England and Wales
gptkbp:website https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/40/contents
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Protection_of_Freedoms_Act_2012
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6