England and Wales
2Offence of harassment
(1)
A person who pursues a course of conduct in breach of section 1 is guilty of an offence.
(2)
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, or both.
(3)
In section 24(2) of the M1Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (arrestable offences), after paragraph (m) there is inserted—
“(n)
an offence under section 2 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 (harassment).”.