{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-scotland-act-2018/section-6",
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  "legislation": "asp/2018/5",
  "legislation_title": "Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-scotland-act-2018",
  "path": "section/6",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Defence on grounds of reasonableness",
  "text": "(1) In proceedings for an offence under section 1(1), it is a defence for A to show that the course of behaviour was reasonable in the particular circumstances.\n(2) That is to be regarded as shown if—\n(a) evidence adduced is enough to raise an issue as to whether the course of behaviour is as described in subsection (1), and\n(b) the prosecution does not prove beyond reasonable doubt that the course of behaviour is not as described in subsection (1).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 6 in force at 1.4.2019 by S.S.I. 2018/387, reg. 2 (with reg. 4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/5/section/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:13:16.258972+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}