Explanatory Notes

Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021

2021 asp 16

5 May 2021

The Act

Part 1 – Domestic abuse protection notices and orders

Domestic abuse protection notices

Section 7 – Offence of breaching notice

54.Section 7 provides that it is a criminal offence for a person to breach the terms of a DAPN without reasonable excuse. The maximum penalty (on summary conviction) is 12 months imprisonment or a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (or both).