Textual Amendments
F1Words in the cross-heading substituted (14.12.2001) by 2001 c. 24, ss. 39(2), 127(2) (with s. 42)
(1)A person is guilty of an offence under this section if he commits—
(a)an offence under section 2 [F3or 2A] of the M1Protection from Harassment Act 1997 ([F4offences of harassment and stalking]); or
(b)an offence under section 4 [F5or 4A] of that Act (putting people in fear of violence [F6and stalking involving fear of violence or serious alarm or distress]),
which is [F7racially or religiously aggravated] for the purposes of this section.
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(3)A person guilty of an offence falling within subsection (1)(a) 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.
(4)A person guilty of an offence falling within subsection (1)(b) 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.
(5)If, on the trial on indictment of a person charged with an offence falling within subsection (1)(a) above, the jury find him not guilty of the offence charged, they may find him guilty of [F9either basic offence] mentioned in that provision.
(6)If, on the trial on indictment of a person charged with an offence falling within subsection (1)(b) above, the jury find him not guilty of the offence charged, they may find him guilty of an offence falling within subsection (1)(a) above.
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Textual Amendments
F2Words in the sidenote to s. 32 substituted (14.12.2001) by 2001 c. 24, ss. 39(5)(a)(6)(d), 127(2) (with s. 42)
F3Words in s. 32(1)(a) inserted (25.11.2012) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 144(2)(a)(i) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2075, art. 5(d)
F4Words in s. 32(1)(a) substituted (25.11.2012) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 144(2)(a)(ii) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2075, art. 5(d)
F5Words in s. 32(1)(b) inserted (25.11.2012) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 144(2)(b)(i) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2075, art. 5(d)
F6Words in s. 32(1)(b) inserted (25.11.2012) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 144(2)(b)(ii) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2075, art. 5(d)
F7Words in s. 32(1) substituted (14.12.2001) by 2001 c. 24, ss. 39(5)(b)(6)(d), 127(2) (with s. 42)
F8S. 32(2) repealed (1.10.2002) by Police Reform Act 2002 (c. 30), s. 107(2), Sch. 8; S.I. 2002/2306, art. 2(g)(iii)(f)
F9Words in s. 32(5) substituted (25.11.2012) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 9 para. 144(3) (with s. 97); S.I. 2012/2075, art. 5(d)
F10S. 32(7) repealed (30.9.2009) by Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28), ss. 58, 60, Sch. 10 para. 48, Sch. 11 (with Sch. 12 para. 5(1)); S.I. 2009/2616, art. 2
Commencement Information
I1S. 32 wholly in force; S. 32 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