(1)
For the purposes of this Act, a specified act, in relation to a person, means any of the following acts:
watching, loitering near, or preventing or hindering access to or from, that person’s place of residence, business, employment, or any other place that the person frequents for any purpose:
following, stopping, or accosting that person:
entering, or interfering with, property in that person’s possession:
making contact with that person (whether by telephone, correspondence, electronic communication, or in any other way):
giving offensive material to that person or leaving it where it will be found by, given to, or brought to the attention of that person:
giving offensive material to a person by placing the material in any electronic media where it is likely that it will be seen by, or brought to the attention of, that person:
acting in any other way—
that causes that person (person A) to fear for his or her safety; and
that would cause a reasonable person in person A’s particular circumstances to fear for his or her safety.
(2)
To avoid any doubt, subsection (1)(f) includes the situation where—
a person acts in a particular way; and
the act is done in relation to a person (person B) in circumstances in which the act is to be regarded, in accordance with section 5(b), as done to another person (person A); and
acting in that way—
causes person A to fear for his or her safety; and
would cause a reasonable person in person A’s particular circumstances to fear for his or her safety,—
whether or not acting in that way causes or is likely to cause person B to fear for person B’s safety.
(3)
Subsection (2) does not limit the generality of subsection (1)(f).
Section 4(1)(d): amended, on 3 July 2015, by section 33(1) of the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 (2015 No 63).
Section 4(1)(ea): inserted, on 3 July 2015, by section 33(2) of the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 (2015 No 63).