Deputy Helen McEntee:

I move amendment No. 46:

In page 10, after line 9, to insert the following: “Amendment of section 10 of Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997

17.Section 10 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 is amended by—

(a ) in subsection (1), the substitution of “communicating with or about him or her” for “communicating with him or her”,

(b) in subsection (3), the substitution of “communicate by any means with or about the other person” for “communicate by any means with the other person”, and

(c) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (6):

“(6) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction to a class A fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine or a term of imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or both.”.”.