Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018
Part 1Offence as to domestic abuse
Engaging in course of abusive behaviour
1Abusive behaviour towards partner or ex-partner
2What constitutes abusive behaviour
3Extra-territorial jurisdiction
Evidence, aggravation and defence
4Evidence of impact on victim
5Aggravation in relation to a child
6Defence on grounds of reasonableness
Presumption, alternative and penalty
7Presumption as to the relationship
8Alternative available for conviction
9Penalty for offence under section 1(1)
Meaning given to key expressions
10Meaning of references to behaviour
11Meaning of partner and ex-partner
Part 2Further and final matters
Schedule, regulations and reporting
12The 1995 Act etc.
13Ancillary provision
14Reporting requirement
Commencement and short title
15Commencement
16Short title
SCHEDULEMODIFICATION OF ENACTMENTS
PART 1RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 1RESTRICTION ON BAIL IN SOLEMN CASES
1(1) The 1995 Act is amended as follows.
CHAPTER 2CONDUCT OF PRECOGNITION AND DEFENCE
2Bail condition concerning precognition
3Prohibition on conduct of own defence
4(1) The 1995 Act is amended as follows.
5(1) The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 is amended as...
CHAPTER 3VULNERABLE WITNESSES AND EXPERT EVIDENCE
6Special measures for vulnerable witnesses
7Presentation of certain expert evidence
CHAPTER 4VICTIM SAFETY AND NON-HARASSMENT
8Victim safety in relation to sentencing
9Consideration of non-harassment order
PART 2MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS
10(1) The 1995 Act is amended as follows.
11(1) The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016...

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Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018

2018 asp 5

An Act of the Scottish Parliament to create an offence with respect to the engaging by a person in a course of behaviour which is abusive of the person’s partner or ex-partner; and to make rules of criminal procedure for that offence and also for offences subject to the statutory aggravation involving abuse of partners or ex-partners.