3What constitutes abusive behaviour
(1)Subsections (2) to (4) elaborate on when behaviour by person A is abusive of person B.
(2)Behaviour which is abusive of person B includes (in particular)—
(a)behaviour directed at person B that is violent, threatening or intimidating,
(b)behaviour directed at person B, at a child of person B or at another person that either—
(i)has as its purpose (or among its purposes) one or more of the relevant effects set out in subsection (3), or
(ii)would be considered by a reasonable person to be likely to have one or more of the relevant effects set out in subsection (3).
(3)The relevant effects are of—
(a)making person B dependent on, or subordinate to, person A,
(b)isolating person B from friends, relatives or other sources of support,
(c)controlling, regulating or monitoring person B's day-to-day activities,
(d)depriving person B of, or restricting person B's, freedom of action,
(e)frightening, humiliating, degrading or punishing person B.
(4)In subsection (2)(a), the reference to violent behaviour includes sexual violence as well as physical violence.