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The following provisions of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 shall come into force on 5th December 2005—

a

section 2 (additional considerations if parties are cohabitants or former cohabitants);

b

section 3 (“cohabitants” in Part 4 to include same-sex couples);

c

paragraphs 34, 35, 40, 41 and 42 of Schedule 10 (minor and consequential amendments); and

d

the entry in Schedule 11 (repeals) relating to section 41 of the Family Law Act 19962.