Citation, interpretation and extent

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2022.

(2) In these Regulations a reference to a section or Schedule by number alone means the section or Schedule so numbered in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.

Commencement of provisions on 19th May 2022

2. —(1) The following provisions come into force on 19th May 2022—

(a) section 62 (special measures in criminal proceedings for offences involving domestic abuse), for all purposes except that set out in paragraph (2);

(b) section 67 (orders under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989).

(2) The purpose referred to in paragraph (1)(a) is enabling a special measures direction to include the provision for which sections 27 (video recorded evidence in chief) and 28 (video recorded cross-examination or re-examination) of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999( 2 ) provide.

Commencement of provisions on 7th June 2022

3. The following provisions come into force on 7th June 2022—

(a) section 70 (strangulation or suffocation);

(b) Schedule 2 (strangulation or suffocation: consequential amendments).

Commencement of provisions on 14th June 2022

4.Section 64 (special measures in civil proceedings: victims of domestic abuse etc.) comes into force on 14th June 2022.