Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023
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PART 5 Civil orders against relevant conduct | ||
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Definitions (Part 5) | ||
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27. (1) In this Part, “court” means the District Court, or, on appeal from the District Court, the Circuit Court. | ||
(2) For the purposes of this Part, “relevant conduct” means conduct engaged in, without lawful authority or reasonable excuse, by the respondent towards the applicant or, where relevant, a person connected to the applicant, that would reasonably be considered likely to cause the applicant— | ||
(a) to fear that violence will be used against the applicant or person, or | ||
(b) serious alarm or distress that has a substantial adverse impact on his or her usual day-to-day activities. | ||
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the conduct referred to in that subsection includes the following: | ||
(a) following, watching, monitoring, tracking or spying upon a person; | ||
(b) pestering a person; | ||
(c) impersonating a person; | ||
(d) communicating with or about a person; | ||
(e) purporting to act or communicate on behalf of a person; | ||
(f) disclosing to other persons private information in respect of a person; | ||
(g) interfering with the property (including pets) of a person; | ||
(h) loitering in the vicinity of a person; | ||
(i) causing, without the consent of the person, an electronic communication or information system operated by a person to function in a particular way. | ||
(4) A reference in this Part to an order under section 28 includes a reference to such an order as varied under section 29 and to a further order made under section 30 . |