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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Domestic Abuse
Made
20th October 2022
The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40(4) of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021( 1), makes the following Order.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022.
(2) In this Order “ the 2021 Act” means the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021.
2. The day appointed for the coming into operation of section 37 (Special measures directions in family proceedings) of the 2021 Act is 28th November 2022.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation section 37 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (c. 2)which amends the Family Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 to require rules of court for family proceedings to make specific provision in relation to special measures for victims of domestic abuse.
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
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Sections 1 to 27 | 21st February 2022 | 2022 No. 57 (C. 7) |
Sections 30 to 32 | 21st February 2022 | 2022 No. 57 (C. 7) |
Sections 34 to 35 | 21st February 2022 | 2022 No. 57 (C. 7) |
Section 28 | 21st February 2022 | 2022 No. 59 (C. 8) |