Commentary on Sections Section 2 – Behaviour constituting an offence under section 1
11.Section 2 provides clarification of the meaning of “threatening or abusing” a retail worker under section 1.
12.By virtue of subsections (1) and (2), the offence of threatening or abusing a retail worker can be committed by someone issuing verbal threats, and by a single action. In these respects, behaviour constituting the new offence is liable also to constitute the existing offence of threatening or abusive behaviour under section 38 of the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010.(2)