Legislation – Domestic Abuse Act 2021
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PART 3Powers for dealing with domestic abuse
Notices and orders: supplementary
54Consequential amendments of the Sentencing Code
1
The Sentencing Code is amended as follows.
2
In section 80 (order for conditional discharge), in subsection (3), at the end insert—
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section 39(6) of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (breach of domestic abuse protection order).
3
In Chapter 6 of Part 11 (other behaviour orders), before section 379 (but after the heading “Other orders”) insert—
378ADomestic abuse protection orders
See Part 3 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (and in particular section 31(3) of that Act) for the power of a court to make a domestic abuse protection order when dealing with an offender for an offence.