Section 54: Consequential amendments of the Sentencing Code

Domestic Abuse Act 2021 · 2021 c. 17View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Powers for dealing with domestic abuse

The Sentencing Code is amended as follows.

In section 80 (order for conditional discharge), in subsection (3), at the end insert—

(f)section 39(6) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (breach of domestic abuse protection order).

In Chapter 6 of Part 11 (other behaviour orders), before section 379 (but after the heading “Other orders”) insert—

Domestic abuse protection orders (378A) See Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (and in particular section 31(3) of that Act) for the power of a court to make a domestic abuse protection order when dealing with an offender for an offence.

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