This is the original version (as it was originally enacted).
(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.
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