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

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

CHAPTER 3 N.I. Miscellaneous provision

Criminal cases involving domestic abuse N.I.

No right to claim trial by jury N.I.

22  In Article 29(1) of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981 (right to claim trial by jury for certain summary offences), after sub-paragraph (p) insert—

“(q) section 1 of the Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (the domestic abuse offence).”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 22 in operation at 21.2.2022 by S.R. 2022/57, art. 2(v)