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Amend
section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
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include serious harm to a
child or vulnerable adult; to make consequential |
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amendments to the Act; and
for connected purposes. |
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Be
it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty,
by and with the advice and |
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consent of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and Commons, in this present |
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Parliament assembled, and
by the authority of the same, as follows:— |
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Amendments
to the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 |
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(1) |
The Domestic Violence, Crime
and Victims Act 2004 is amended as follows. |
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(2) |
In section 5(1)(a), after
“dies” insert “or is seriously harmed”. |
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(3) |
In section 5(1)(d), after
“death” insert “or serious harm”. |
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(4) |
In section 5(3)(a), after
“death” insert “or serious harm”. |
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(5) |
In section 5(4)(b), after
“death” insert “or serious harm”. |
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(6) |
In section 6(5), after “section
5”, insert “of death or serious harm”. |
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(7) |
In section 7(5), after “section
5”, insert “of death or serious harm”. |
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Short
title, commencement and extent |
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(1) |
This Act may be cited as
the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims |
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(2) |
This Act comes into force
on such day as the Secretary of State may by order |
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made by statutory instrument
appoint. |
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(3) |
This Act extends to England
and Wales. |
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