Section 11 Exception where responsibility for childrenI1

.—(1) A person (“A”) does not commit the domestic abuse offence in relation to another person (“B”) by engaging in behaviour that is abusive of B at a time when—

(a)

B is under 16 years of age, and

(b)

A has responsibility for B.

(2)

Section 36 of the Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 applies for the purposes of determining whether A has responsibility for B as it applies for the purposes of determining whether a person has responsibility for a child or young person within the meaning of that Act.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 11 in operation at 21.2.2022 by S.R. 2022/57, art. 2(k)