# Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021, Section 17: Exception regarding the aggravation


(1) For the purposes of section 16, an offence committed by a person (“A”) cannot be aggravated in relation to another person (“B”) by reason of involving domestic abuse if, at the time of the commission of the offence—
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2021/2/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/domestic-abuse-and-civil-proceedings-act-northern-ireland-2021/section-17
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