29[F1Racially or religiously aggravated] assaults.E+W
(1)A person is guilty of an offence under this section if he commits—
(a)an offence under section 20 of the Offences Against the M1Person Act 1861 (malicious wounding or grievous bodily harm);
(b)an offence under section 47 of that Act (actual bodily harm);
[F2(ba)an offence under section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (strangulation or suffocation);] or
(c)common assault,
which is [F3racially or religiously aggravated] for the purposes of this section.
(2)A person guilty of an offence falling within subsection (1)(a) [F4, (b) or (ba)] above shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or to a fine, or to both.
(3)A person guilty of an offence falling within subsection (1)(c) above shall be liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to a fine, or to both.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in the sidenote to s. 28 substituted (14.12.2001) by 2001 c. 24, ss. 39(5)(a)(6)(a) (with s. 42)
F2S. 29(1)(ba) inserted (7.6.2022) by Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (c. 17), s. 90(6), Sch. 2 para. 4(2); S.I. 2022/553, regs. 1(2), 3(b)
F3Words in s. 29(1) substituted (14.12.2001) by 2001 c. 24, ss. 39(5)(b)(6)(a) (with s. 42)
F4Words in s. 29(2) substituted (7.6.2022) by Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (c. 17), s. 90(6), Sch. 2 para. 4(3); S.I. 2022/553, regs. 1(2), 3(b)
Commencement Information
I1S. 29 wholly in force; S. 29 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 121. In force at 30.9.1998 by S.I. 1998/2327, art. 2(1) (subject to savings in arts. 5-8)
Marginal Citations