Legislation – Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Act 2016

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Introduction

PART 1
Abusive behaviour

1 Aggravation of offence where abuse of partner or ex-partner

2 Disclosing, or threatening to disclose, an intimate photograph or film

3 Interpretation of section 2

4 Section 2: special provision in relation to providers of information society services

5 Making of non-harassment orders in criminal cases

PART 2
Sexual harm

CHAPTER 1 Jury directions relating to sexual offences

6 Jury directions relating to sexual offences

CHAPTER 2 Sexual acts outside Scotland

7 Incitement to commit certain sexual acts elsewhere in the United Kingdom

8 Commission of certain sexual offences elsewhere in the United Kingdom

9 Commission of certain sexual offences outside the United Kingdom

CHAPTER 3 Sexual harm prevention orders

Meaning of sexual harm

10 Meaning of sexual harm

Circumstances where sexual harm prevention order may be made

11 Making of order on dealing with person for offence

12 Making of order against qualifying offender on application to sheriff

13 Qualifying offender: conviction in Scotland

14 Qualifying offender: conviction etc. elsewhere in United Kingdom

15 Qualifying offender: conviction etc. outside United Kingdom

What order does

16 Content and duration of order

17 Prohibitions on foreign travel

Interaction with notification requirements

18 Application of notification requirements where order made

19 Cessation of order: relevant sexual offenders

Variation, renewal and discharge

20 Variation, renewal and discharge

Interim orders

21 Interim orders

Appeals

22 Appeals

Requirement to serve order

23 Requirement for clerk of court to serve order

Enforcement

24 Offence of breaching order

Interpretation

25 Interpretation of Chapter

CHAPTER 4 Sexual risk orders

Meaning of harm

26 Meaning of harm

Making of order

27 Making of order

What order does

28 Content and duration of order

29 Prohibitions on foreign travel

Variation, renewal and discharge

30 Variation, renewal and discharge

Interim orders

31 Interim orders

Appeals

32 Appeals

Requirement to serve order

33 Requirement for clerk of court to serve order

Enforcement

34 Offence of breaching order

35 Application of notification requirements on breach of order

Interpretation

36 Interpretation of Chapter

CHAPTER 5 Equivalent orders elsewhere in United Kingdom

37 Breach of orders equivalent to orders in Chapters 3 and 4: offence

38 Breach of certain equivalent orders: application of notification requirements

CHAPTER 6 Previous orders

39 Repeals of provisions as to previous orders

40 Saving and transitional provision

PART 3
General

41 Interpretation

42 Ancillary provision

43 Minor and consequential modifications

44 Crown application

45 Commencement

46 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 SECTION 2: SPECIAL PROVISION IN RELATION TO PROVIDERS OF INFORMATION SOCIETY SERVICES

SCHEDULE 2 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL MODIFICATIONS

PART 2Sexual harm

CHAPTER 6Previous orders

39Repeals of provisions as to previous orders

(1)

The following provisions of the 2003 Act (which make provision as to sexual offences prevention orders and foreign travel orders) are repealed—

(a)

sections 104 to 109,

(b)

sections 110 to 117,

(c)

section 117B,

(d)

section 118,

(e)

sections 120 to 122.

(2)

Sections 2 to 8 of the 2005 Act (which make provision as to risk of sexual harm orders) are repealed.

40Saving and transitional provision

(1)

In this section—

“existing order” means—

(a)

a sexual offences prevention order under section 104 or 105 of the 2003 Act,

(b)

a foreign travel order under section 114 of the 2003 Act,

(c)

a risk of sexual harm order under section 2 of the 2005 Act,

(d)

an interim sexual offences prevention order under section 109 of the 2003 Act,

(e)

an interim risk of sexual harm order under section 5 of the 2005 Act,

“old order” means an order made under section 20 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.

(2)

The repeals made by section 39 do not apply in relation to—

(a)

an application for an existing order made before this section comes into force,

(b)

an existing order applied for before then (and whether made before or after then),

(c)

anything done in connection with such an application or order.

(3)

But—

(a)

as from when this section comes into force, there may be no variation of an existing order that extends the period of the order or any of its provisions,

(b)

as from the end of the period of 5 years beginning with when this section comes into force, the relevant sections of this Act apply, with any necessary modifications, in relation to any existing order that is still in force as if the provisions of the order were provisions of a corresponding new order.

(4)

In subsection (3)(b)—

a “corresponding new order” means—

(a)

in the case of a sexual offences prevention order, a sexual harm prevention order,

(b)

in the case of a foreign travel order, a sexual harm prevention order containing a prohibition on foreign travel (as defined in section 17(2)),

(c)

in the case of a risk of sexual harm order, a sexual risk order made under section 27,

(d)

in the case of an interim sexual offences prevention order, an interim sexual harm prevention order made under section 21,

(e)

in the case of an interim risk of sexual harm order, an interim sexual risk order made under section 31,

the “relevant sections of this Act” means—

(a)

in the case of a sexual offences prevention order, sections 19, 20 and 24,

(b)

in the case of a foreign travel order, sections 20 and 24,

(c)

in the case of a risk of sexual harm order, sections 30 and 34,

(d)

in the case of an interim sexual offences prevention order, sections 21(10) to (12) and 24,

(e)

in the case of an interim risk of sexual harm order, sections 31(9) to (11) and 34.

(5)

Sections 20 and 24 apply to an old order as they apply to a sexual harm prevention order.

(6)

In this section, “sexual harm prevention order” means an order made under section 11 or 12.