Domestic Violence Act 1996
Number 1 of 1996
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1996 (Repealed)
REVISED
Updated to 30 June 2016
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the Domestic Violence Act 1996. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 (3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation of statute law.
All Acts up to and including Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), enacted 11 February 2016, and all statutory instruments up to and including European Union (Cereal Seed) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 375 of 2016), made 30 June 2016, were considered in the preparation of this Revised Act.
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Number 1 of 1996
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 30 June 2016
Introduction
This Revised Act presents the text of the Act as it has been amended since enactment, and preserves the format in which it was passed.
Related legislation
Domestic Violence Acts 1996 to 2011: this Act is one of a group of Acts included in this collective citation, to be construed together as one (Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 1(8)). The Acts in this group are:
• Domestic Violence Act 1996 (1/1996)
• Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2002 (30/2002)
• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011), s. 60
Annotations
This Revised Act is annotated and includes textual and non-textual amendments, statutory instruments made pursuant to the Act and previous affecting provisions.
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Material not updated in this revision
Where other legislation is amended by this Act, those amendments may have been superseded by other amendments in other legislation, or the amended legislation may have been repealed or revoked. This information is not represented in this revision but will be reflected in a revision of the amended legislation if one is available.
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Acts which affect or previously affected this revision
• Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (40/2013)
• Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 (23/2011)
• Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010)
• Interpretation Act 2005 (23/2005)
• Health Act 2004 (42/2004)
• Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 (31/2004)
• Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act 2002 (30/2002)
• Family Law (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1997 (18/1997)
• Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 (33/1996)
All Acts up to and including Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions and Certain Disclosures) Act 2016 (4/2016), enacted 11 February 2016, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Statutory instruments which affect or previously affected this revision
• Equality and Law Reform (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 297 of 1997)
All statutory instruments up to and including European Union (Cereal Seed) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 375 of 2016), made 30 June 2016, were considered in the preparation of this revision.
Number 1 of 1996
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 30 June 2016
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Number 1 of 1996
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1996
REVISED
Updated to 30 June 2016
AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION FOR THE PROTECTION OF A SPOUSE AND ANY CHILDREN OR OTHER DEPENDENT PERSONS, AND OF PERSONS IN OTHER DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIPS, WHOSE SAFETY OR WELFARE REQUIRES IT BECAUSE OF THE CONDUCT OF ANOTHER PERSON IN THE DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIP CONCERNED AND FOR THAT PURPOSE TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT WITH AMENDMENTS THE PROVISIONS OF THE FAMILY LAW (PROTECTION OF SPOUSES AND CHILDREN) ACT, 1981, TO PROVIDE FOR ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE HEARING AT THE SAME TIME OF CERTAIN APPLICATIONS TO A COURT UNDER MORE THAN ONE ENACTMENT FOR ORDERS RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER CONNECTED MATTERS. [27th February, 1996]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
Annotations
Modifications (not altering text):
C1
Functions under Act transferred to Child and Family Agency (1.01.2014) by Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (40/2013), ss. 6, 82 and sch. 1, S.I. No. 502 of 2013 and S.I. No. 503 of 2013 (establishment day).
Establishment day
6. The Minister shall by order appoint a day to be the establishment day for the purposes of this Act.
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Transfer of certain functions of Health Service Executive
82. (1) The administration and business in connection with the performance of any of the functions transferred by subsection (2) are transferred, on the establishment day, to the Agency.
(2) The functions vested in the Health Service Executive by or under the enactments specified in Schedule 1 shall, on the establishment day, stand transferred to the Agency.
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SCHEDULE 1
Functions of Health Service Executive Transferred to Agency
Section 82.
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Domestic Violence Act 1996
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Editorial Notes:
E1
Power to make order under collectively cited Domestic Violence Acts 1996 and 2002 provided (1.01.2011) by Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010), ss. 115(a) and 119(1)(d), S.I. No. 648 of 2010.
E2
Proceedings under Act included in definition of “civil partnership law proceedings” (1.01.2011) by Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (24/2010), S.I. No. 648 of 2010, in relation to Part 13 of 2010 Act.