P ART 2 25 O FFENCES RELATING TO STIRRING UP HATRED Offences of stirring up hatred 3 Offences of stirring up hatred (1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person— 30 (i) behaves in a manner that a reasonable person would consider to be threatening, abusive or insulting, or (ii) communicates to another person material that a reasonable person would consider to be threatening, abusive or insulting, and (b) either— 35 (i) in doing so, the person intends to stir up hatred against a group of persons based on the group being defined by reference to race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), or ethnic or national origins, or 4 Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill Part 2—Offences relating to stirring up hatred (ii) a reasonable person would consider the behaviour...