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Paragraph 15 I1

(1)

This Schedule does not affect any other protection or assistance available to a person who—

(a)

is being, or may be, forced into a marriage or subjected to an attempt to be forced into a marriage; or

(b)

has been forced into a marriage.

(2)

In particular, it does not affect—

(a)

the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court;

(b)

any criminal liability;

(c)

any right to an occupation order or a non-molestation order under the Family Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/1071 (N.I.6));

(d)

any civil remedies under the Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1180 (N.I.9));

(e)

any protection or assistance under the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I.2));

(f)

any claim in tort; or

(g)

the law of marriage.

Annotations

Commencement

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Sch. 1 para. 15 in force at 25.11.2008 by S.R. 2008/446, art. 2(a)