# Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004, Section 143: Interpretation: “antisocial behaviour” and other expressions

Extent: S

(1) For the purposes of this Act (other than Parts 7 and 8), a person (“A”) engages in antisocial behaviour if A—
(a) acts in a manner that causes or is likely to cause alarm or distress; or
(b) pursues a course of conduct that causes or is likely to cause alarm or distress,
to at least one person who is not of the same household as A; and “antisocial behaviour” shall be construed accordingly.
(2) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“conduct” includes speech; and a course of conduct must involve conduct on at least two occasions;
“local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39); and “area”, in relation to a local authority, means the local government area (within the meaning of that Act) for which the council is constituted;
“registered social landlord” means a body registered in the register maintained under section 20(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17) ; and
“senior police officer” has the meaning given by section 19(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2004/8/section/143 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/antisocial-behaviour-etc-scotland-act-2004/section-143
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