Prospective
17Offence of breaching orderS
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(1)A person commits an offence if the person without reasonable excuse—
(a)fails to do something which the person is required to do by a domestic abuse protection order or an interim domestic abuse protection order, or
(b)does anything which the person is prohibited from doing by such an order.
(2)A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or a fine (or both).