Section 9 Offence of breaching orderI1

Scotland

(1)

Any person who, knowingly and without reasonable excuse, breaches a forced marriage protection order commits an offence.

F1(2)

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(3)

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(4)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable—

(a)

on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or to both,

(b)

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 2 years, to a fine, or to both.

(5)

Where a person is convicted of an offence under subsection (1) in respect of any conduct, that conduct is not punishable as a contempt of court.

Annotations

F1: S. 9(2)(3) repealed (25.1.2018) by Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 1), s. 117(2), sch. 2 para. 25; S.S.I. 2017/345, art. 3, sch.