The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2018
These Regulations bring the remaining provisions of the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”) into force on 1 April 2019. The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 9 March 2018. Sections 13, 15 and 16 came into force the following day. The Act creates a criminal offence for a person to engage in a course of behaviour which is abusive of their partner or ex-partner.