Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 No. 2

PART 1 N.I. Domestic abuse: offence and aggravation

CHAPTER 1 N.I. Offence of domestic abuse

Applicable rules and penalty N.I.

Penalty for the offence N.I.

14  A person who commits the domestic abuse offence is liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum (or both),

(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 14 years or a fine (or both).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 14 in operation at 21.2.2022 by S.R. 2022/57, art. 2(n)