51 Intimidation, etc, of witnesses, jurors and others
Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (1994 c 33) | Legislation

Intimidation, etc, of witnesses, jurors and others

51  Intimidation, etc, of witnesses, jurors and others

[(1)     A person commits an offence if—

(a)     he does an act which intimidates, and is intended to intimidate, another person (“the victim”),

(b)     he does the act knowing or believing that the victim is assisting in the investigation of an offence or is a witness or potential witness or a juror or potential juror in proceedings for an offence, and

(c)     he does it intending thereby to cause the investigation or the course of justice to be obstructed, perverted or interfered with.

(2)     A person commits an offence if—

(a)     he does an act which harms, and is intended to harm, another person or, intending to cause another person to fear harm, he threatens to do an act which would harm that other person,

(b)     he does or threatens to do the act knowing or believing that the person harmed or threatened to be harmed (“the victim”), or some other person, has assisted in an investigation into an offence or has given evidence or particular evidence in proceedings for an offence, or has acted as a juror or concurred in a particular verdict in proceedings

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