Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
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1 Breach of non-molestation order to be a criminal offence
In Part 4 of the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27) (family homes and domestic violence), after section 42 insert— Offence of breaching non-molestation order 42A (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 12 months, 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).
1 Breach of non-molestation order to be a criminal offence
In Part 4 of the Family Law Act 1996 (c. 27) (family homes and domestic violence), after section 42 insert— Offence of breaching non-molestation order 42A (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 12 months, 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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