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Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018

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1Abusive behaviour towards partner or ex-partnerS

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(1)A person commits an offence if—

(a)the person (“A”) engages in a course of behaviour which is abusive of A's partner or ex-partner (“B”), and

(b)both of the further conditions are met.

(2)The further conditions are—

(a)that a reasonable person would consider the course of behaviour to be likely to cause B to suffer physical or psychological harm,

(b)that either—

(i)A intends by the course of behaviour to cause B to suffer physical or psychological harm, or

(ii)A is reckless as to whether the course of behaviour causes B to suffer physical or psychological harm.

(3)In the further conditions, the references to psychological harm include fear, alarm and distress.

Commencement Information

I1S. 1 in force at 1.4.2019 by S.S.I. 2018/387, reg. 2 (with reg. 4)

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