{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-services-safe-access-zones-act-northern-ireland-2023/section-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-services-safe-access-zones-act-northern-ireland-2023/section-5.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2023/1",
  "legislation_title": "Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Act (Northern Ireland) 2023",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/abortion-services-safe-access-zones-act-northern-ireland-2023",
  "path": "section/5",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Offences in respect of a safe access zone",
  "text": "(1) In this section, D means a person who is not a protected person.\n(2) It is an offence for D to do an act in a safe access zone with the intent of, or reckless as to whether it has the effect of—\n(a) influencing a protected person, whether directly or indirectly,\n(b) preventing or impeding access by a protected person, or\n(c) causing harassment, alarm or distress to a protected person,\nin connection with the protected person attending protected premises for a purpose mentioned in section 3.\n(3) It is an offence for D to record a protected person who is in a safe access zone without the consent of that person, with the intent of, or reckless as to whether it has the effect of—\n(a) influencing a protected person, whether directly or indirectly,\n(b) preventing or impeding access by a protected person, or\n(c) causing harassment, alarm or distress to a protected person,\nin connection with the protected person attending protected premises for a purpose mentioned in section 3.\n(4) An offence under this section is punishable on summary conviction by a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 5 in operation at 7.5.2023, see s. 10(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2023/1/section/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:10.546564+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}