Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (2018 asp 5)
- Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (2018 asp 5)
- Part 1 Offence as to domestic abuse
- Engaging in course of abusive behaviour
- 1 Abusive behaviour towards partner or ex-partner
- 2 What constitutes abusive behaviour
- 3 Extra-territorial jurisdiction
- Evidence, aggravation and defence
- 4 Evidence of impact on victim
- 5 Aggravation in relation to a child
- 6 Defence on grounds of reasonableness
- Presumption, alternative and penalty
- 7 Presumption as to the relationship
- 8 Alternative available for conviction
- 9 Penalty for offence under section 1(1)
- Meaning given to key expressions
- 10 Meaning of references to behaviour
- 11 Meaning of partner and ex-partner
- Part 2 Further and final matters
- Schedule, regulations and reporting
- 12 The 1995 Act etc.
- 13 Ancillary provision
- 14 Reporting requirement
- Commencement and short title
- 15 Commencement
- 16 Short title
- SCHEDULE MODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS
- PART 1 RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
- CHAPTER 1 RESTRICTION ON BAIL IN SOLEMN CASES
- CHAPTER 2 CONDUCT OF PRECOGNITION AND DEFENCE
- Bail condition concerning precognition
- Prohibition on conduct of own defence
- CHAPTER 3 VULNERABLE WITNESSES AND EXPERT EVIDENCE
- Special measures for vulnerable witnesses
- Presentation of certain expert evidence
- CHAPTER 4 VICTIM SAFETY AND NON-HARASSMENT
- Victim safety in relation to sentencing
- Consideration of non-harassment order
- PART 2 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
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