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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/stalking-protection-act-2019/section-7",
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  "legislation": "ukpga/2019/9",
  "legislation_title": "Stalking Protection Act 2019",
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  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Appeals",
  "text": "(1) A defendant may appeal to the Crown Court against—\n(a) the making of a stalking protection order,\n(b) the making of an interim stalking protection order,\n(c) the making of an order under section 4 on an application by a chief officer of police, or\n(d) the refusal to make an order under section 4 on an application by the defendant.\n(2) A chief officer of police who applied for a stalking protection order, an interim stalking protection order or an order under section 4 may appeal to the Crown Court against—\n(a) the refusal to make a stalking protection order,\n(b) the refusal to make an interim stalking protection order, or\n(c) the refusal to make an order under section 4 on an application by the chief officer.\n(3) A relevant chief officer of police (see section 14(1)) may appeal to the Crown Court against the making of an order under section 4 on an application by the defendant.\n(4) On any such appeal, the Crown Court may make—\n(a) such orders as may be necessary to give effect to its determination of the appeal, and\n(b) such incidental or consequential orders as appear to it to be appropriate.",
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  "version": "current",
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      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 7 in force at 20.1.2020 by S.I. 2020/26, reg. 2"
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/9/section/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:04:20.452445+00:00"
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  "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."
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