# The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025, Regulation 1: Citation, extent and interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 9 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(3) In these Regulations—
(a) “the Act” means the Domestic Abuse Act 2021;
(b) a reference to a section, Part or Schedule by number alone means the section, Part or Schedule so numbered in the Act;
(c) “the No. 6 Regulations” means the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 6 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2024;
(d) “the No. 8 Regulations” means the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2025;
(e) “specified areas” means the counties of the Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Denbighshire and Flintshire and the county boroughs of Conwy and Wrexham;
(f) “specified period” means the period beginning with 28th April 2025 and ending with 24th November 2026.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/515/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-act-2021-commencement-no-9-and-saving-provisions-regulations-2025/regulation-1
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