Section 83 — Tort of intimate image abuse

(1)A person (X) must not make any communication that constitutes intimate image abuse.

(2)If X contravenes subsection (1), the victim of the intimate image abuse may bring civil proceedings in a court against X.

(3)In any proceedings mentioned in subsection (2), it is a defence for X to prove —

(a)that X’s conduct was reasonable;

(b)that X had reasonable grounds to believe that the victim consented to the communication of the intimate image or recording; or

(c)that X did not know and had no reason to suspect that the material that X had communicated was an intimate image or recording.

(4)In this section —“intimate image or recording” has the meaning given by section 13(2); “victim”, in relation to intimate image abuse, means the victim mentioned in section 13(1). —(1) A person (X) must not make any communication that constitutes intimate image abuse. (2) If X contravenes subsection (1), the victim of the intimate image abuse may bring civil proceedings in a court against X. (3) In any proceedings mentioned in subsection (2), it is a defence for X to prove —

(a)that X’s conduct was reasonable;

(b)that X had reasonable grounds to believe that the victim consented to the communication of the intimate image or recording; or

(c)that X did not know and had no reason to suspect that the material that X had communicated was an intimate image or recording. (4) In this section —“intimate image or recording” has the meaning given by section 13(2); “victim”, in relation to intimate image abuse, means the victim mentioned in section 13(1).