Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 No. 2

PART 1 Domestic abuse: offence and aggravation

CHAPTER 1 Offence of domestic abuse

Applicable rules and penalty

Exception where responsibility for children

11.  .—(1) A person (“A”) does not commit the domestic abuse offence in relation to another person (“B”) by engaging in behaviour that is abusive of B at a time when—

(a) B is under 16 years of age, and

(b) A has responsibility for B.

(2) Section 36 of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 applies for the purposes of determining whether A has responsibility for B as it applies for the purposes of determining whether a person has responsibility for a child or young person within the meaning of that Act.