{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-from-stalking-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-from-stalking-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-4.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2022/17",
  "legislation_title": "Protection from Stalking Act (Northern Ireland) 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/protection-from-stalking-act-northern-ireland-2022",
  "path": "section/4",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Alternative to conviction of the domestic abuse offence",
  "text": "In section 13(2) of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (alternatives to the domestic abuse offence), after paragraph (b) add—\n“(c) an offence under section 1 of the Protection from Stalking Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (offence of stalking),\n(d) an offence under section 2 of that Act (offence of threatening or abusive behaviour).”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 4 in operation at 27.4.2022, see s. 22(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/17/section/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:22.116321+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."
}