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Domestic Abuse Act 2021

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Domestic Abuse Act 2021, Section 3 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 20 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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(1)This section applies where behaviour of a person (“A”) towards another person (“B”) is domestic abuse.

(2)Any reference in this Act to a victim of domestic abuse includes a reference to a child who—

(a)sees or hears, or experiences the effects of, the abuse, and

(b)is related to A or B.

(3)A child is related to a person for the purposes of subsection (2) if—

(a)the person is a parent of, or has parental responsibility for, the child, or

(b)the child and the person are relatives.

(4)In this section—

  • child” means a person under the age of 18 years;

  • parental responsibility” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (see section 3 of that Act);

  • relative” has the meaning given by section 63(1) of the Family Law Act 1996.

Commencement Information

I1S. 3 in force at 1.10.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/1038, reg. 2(c)

I2S. 3 in force at 1.11.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/1038, reg. 3(a)

I3S. 3 in force at 31.1.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/73, reg. 2

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