Intimidate a witness or juror

What the law says

Section 51(1), Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 — intimidation offence
A person commits an offence if the requirements in Section 51(1)(a) to (c) are proved.
Section 51(1)(a) — intimidatory act
The person does an act which intimidates, and is intended to intimidate, another person (the victim).
Section 51(1)(b) — protected role or assistance
The person does the act knowing or believing that the victim is assisting in the investigation of an offence, is a witness or potential witness, or is a juror or potential juror in proceedings for an offence.
Section 51(1)(c) — intended interference with justice
The person does it intending thereby to cause the investigation or the course of justice to be obstructed, perverted or interfered with.
Section 51(3) — location and recipient immaterial
For Section 51(1), it is immaterial that the act is done otherwise than in the victim's presence or to a person other than the victim.
Section 51(4) — financial and physical harm
The harm that may be done or threatened may be financial as well as physical, whether to a person or property; the same applies to an intimidatory act consisting of threats.
Section 51(5) — intention need not predominate
The intention required by Section 51(1)(c) need not be the only or predominating intention with which the act is done.
Section 51(9) — directly relied-on meanings
“Investigation into an offence” means an investigation by the police or another person charged with investigating offences or charging offenders. “Offence” includes an alleged or suspected offence. “Potential”, in relation to a juror, means a person summoned for jury service at the court where proceedings for the offence are pending.