Offences Against Women and Children
A man who repeatedly follows/contacts a woman to foster personal interaction despite her clear disinterest, or monitors her internet/email/electronic communication use, commits stalking - unless it's for legitimate state-authorised crime prevention/detection, legal compliance, or otherwise reasonable and justified. First conviction: up to 3 years plus fine; repeat conviction: up to 5 years plus fine.
This is a genuinely modern provision explicitly covering digital stalking - not just physical following, but also monitoring someone's online activity and electronic communications without their consent, reflecting how stalking increasingly happens through technology.
Repeatedly monitoring an ex-partner's social media activity, emails, or online communications against their wishes - even without any physical following - constitutes criminal stalking under this section's explicit digital-monitoring clause.