Retrieved from <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Domestic%20Abuse%20Scotland%20Bill/SPBill08S052017.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Domestic%20Abuse%20Scotland%20Bill/SPBill08S052017.pdf</a> It sets out three conditions, all of which must be proven if there is to be a conviction for the offence:
the accused engaged in a course of behaviour which was abusive of the accused's partner or ex-partner
a reasonable person would consider the course of behaviour to be likely to cause the partner/ex-partner to suffer physical or psychological harm
the accused either intended the course of behaviour to cause such harm or was reckless as to whether it would
The offence is intended to cover behaviour which is already criminal as well as abuse which might not be captured by the current law.