# Sentencing Act 2020, Section 354: Offence: breach of sexual harm prevention order

Extent: E+W

(1) A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person—
(a) does anything that the person is prohibited from doing by a sexual harm prevention order, or
(b) fails to do something that the person is required to do by a sexual harm prevention order.
(2) See section 113 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 for offences in Scotland and Northern Ireland of breaching such an order.
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(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding the general limit in a magistrates’ court, or a fine, or both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or a fine, or both.
(5) An order for conditional discharge is not available in respect of an offence under this section.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/17/section/354 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sentencing-act-2020/section-354
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