(1)A person who, without reasonable excuse, does anything that the person is prohibited from doing by a sexual harm prevention order, commits an offence.
(2)See section 113 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for offences in Scotland and Northern Ireland of doing anything prohibited by such an order.
(3)A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with a requirement imposed under section 348(4) (requirement to surrender passports).
(4)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or a fine, or both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or a fine, or both.
(5)An order for conditional discharge is not available in respect of an offence under this section.
Commencement Information
I1S. 354 in force at 1.12.2020 by S.I. 2020/1236, reg. 2