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Paragraph 17 Sexual offencesF1I1I2

England and Wales

An offence under section 42A of the Family Law Act 1996f1 (breaching non-molestation order).

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Order revoked (1.10.2026 except in relation to a sentence mentioned in reg. 6 or to sentences for excluded offences listed in Sch. and with phased commencement in accordance with regs. 3, 4 in relation to a person serving a sentence imposed before that date) by Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2), ss. 23(10), 49(1) (with s. 23(12)-(15)); S.I. 2026/953, regs. 2(b), 3-6, Sch.

Commencement

I1

Sch. para. 17 in force at 10.9.2024 for specified purposes, see art. 1(2)(a)

I2

Sch. para. 17 in force at 22.10.2024 in so far as not already in force, see art. 1(2)(b)

Footnotes

f1

1996 c. 27. Section 42A inserted by section 1 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c. 28) and amended by S.I. 2023/149.