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Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016

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In this Chapter, “sexual harm”, from a person, means physical or psychological harm caused—

(a)by the person committing one or more of the offences listed in schedule 3 of the 2003 Act, or

(b)(in the context of harm outside the United Kingdom) by the person doing, outside the United Kingdom, anything which would constitute an offence listed in schedule 3 of the 2003 Act if done in the United Kingdom.

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I1S. 10 in force at 31.3.2023 by S.S.I. 2023/51, reg. 2 (with reg. 3)

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