43 Use of force in self-defence at place of residence
Crime and Courts Act 2013 (2013 c 22) | Legislation

Self-defence

43  Use of force in self-defence at place of residence

(1)     Section 76 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (use of reasonable force for purposes of self-defence etc) is amended as follows.

(2)     Before subsection (6) (force not regarded as reasonable if it was disproportionate) insert—

“(5A)     In a householder case, the degree of force used by D is not to be regarded as having been reasonable in the circumstances as D believed them to be if it was grossly disproportionate in those circumstances.”

(3)     In subsection (6) at the beginning insert “In a case other than a householder case,”.

(4)     After subsection (8) insert—

“(8A)     For the purposes of this section

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