Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018

4Evidence of impact on victimS

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(1)The commission of an offence under section 1(1) does not depend on the course of behaviour actually causing B to suffer harm of the sort mentioned in section 1(2).

(2)The operation of section 2(2)(b) does not depend on behaviour directed at someone actually having on B any of the relevant effects set out in section 2(3).

(3)Nothing done by or mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) prevents evidence from being led in proceedings for an offence under section 1(1) about (as the case may be)—

(a)harm actually suffered by B as a result of the course of behaviour, or

(b)effects actually had on B of behaviour directed at someone.

Commencement Information

I1S. 4 in force at 1.4.2019 by S.S.I. 2018/387, reg. 2 (with reg. 4)