# The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 7 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025, Regulation 4: Savings


(1) Where immediately before the end of the specified period—
(a) a DAPN has been given to P,
(b) an application for leave to apply for a DAPO has been made,
(c) an application for a DAPO has been made,
(d) proceedings, as specified in section 31, have been issued, or
(e) the court has made a DAPO,
the provisions of Part 3 will continue to have effect in the area specified in regulation 3 for the purposes set out in the second column of the table in paragraph (2).
(2) The table referred to in paragraph (1) is—
Stage in Proceedings
Purpose
DAPN given to P
Application for DAPO may be made
Application for leave made
Court may grant leave and application for DAPO may be made
Application for DAPO made
DAPO may be made by the court
Proceedings specified under section 31 issued
DAPO may be made by the court on application or of its own initiative
DAPO made by the court
DAPO may be varied or discharged by the court, enforced on breach or appealed

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/261/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-act-2021-commencement-no-7-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2025/regulation-4
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