"264.(1) No person shall, without lawful authority and with intent to harass another person or recklessly as to whether the other person is harassed, engage in conduct referred to in subsection (2) that causes that other person reasonably to fear for their safety or the safety of anyone known to them.

(2) The conduct mentioned in subsection (1) consists of

    (a) repeatedly following from place to place the other person or          anyone known to them;

    (b) repeatedly communicating with, either directly or indirectly,          the other person or anyone know to them;

    (c) besetting or watching the dwelling-house, or place where the          other person, or anyone known to them, resides, works,          carries on business or happens to be or

    (d) engaging in threatening conduct directed at the other person          or any member of their family.

(3) Every person who contravenes this section is guilty of

    (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term          not exceeding five years; or

    (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction."


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