# The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025, Regulation 1: Citation, interpretation and extent

Extent: E+W

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025.
(2) In these Regulations—
(a) a reference to a section, Part or Schedule by number alone means the section, Part or Schedule so numbered in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021;
(b) a reference to a DAPO includes—
(i) an application for a DAPO or the making of a DAPO, and
(ii) an application for variation or discharge of a DAPO or the variation or discharge of a DAPO;
(c) “DAPN” means a domestic abuse protection notice within the meaning of section 22;
(d) “DAPO” means a domestic abuse protection order within the meaning of section 27;
(e) “P” means—
(i) the person to whom a DAPN is to be given or has been given, or
(ii) the person against whom a DAPO is sought or has been made;
(f) “specified period” means the period beginning with 11th March 2025 and ending with 24th November 2026.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales only.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/319/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-act-2021-commencement-no-8-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2025/regulation-1
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