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The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022

S.I. 2022/840 · Made 18 July 2022

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Domestic Abuse, England And Wales

Made 18th July 2022

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 86(1) and 90(6) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021f1, makes the following Regulations.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2021 c. 17.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Commencement of provisions on 21st July 2022
  3. 3Transitional provision
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, interpretation and extent

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 5 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2022.

(2)

In these Regulations a reference to a section or Schedule by number alone means the section or Schedule so numbered in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

(3)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

2Commencement of provisions on 21st July 2022

The following provisions come into force on 21st July 2022—

(a)

section 65 (prohibition of cross-examination in person in family proceedings);

(b)

section 66 (prohibition of cross-examination in person in civil proceedings).

3Transitional provision

Sections 65 and 66 do not apply in relation to proceedings which were started before 21st July 2022.

Signature

Bellamy

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Ministry of Justice

18th July 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations are the fifth commencement regulations made under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (“the Act”). They bring into force sections 65 and 66 of the Act on 21st July 2022, with transitional provision so that those sections do not apply in relation to proceedings which were started before 21st July 2022 and accordingly apply only to proceedings which are started on or after that date.

An impact assessment has not been published for these Regulations as no significant impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen independent of the provisions these Regulations bring into force. An impact assessment has been published in relation to the Act and copies can be obtained from the Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9AJ, or from this website:https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1007463/DA_Act_2021_Impact_Assessment.pdf