SCHEDULE 2 Strangulation or Suffocation: Consequential Amendments
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (2021 c 17) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 2 Strangulation or Suffocation: Consequential Amendments

Section 70

Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984

1

In section 65A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (qualifying offences for the purposes of Part 5 of that Act), in subsection (2), after paragraph (r) insert—

“(ra)     an offence under section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (strangulation or suffocation).â€

Housing Act 1985

2

In Schedule 2A to the Housing Act 1985 (absolute ground for possession for anti-social behaviour: serious offences), after paragraph 14 insert—

“14´¡

An offence under section 75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015 (strangulation or suffocation).â€

Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

3

In Part 1 of Schedule 7A to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (offences in England and Wales for which cross-border powers of arrest available), for paragraph 24 substitute—

“24

An offence under either of the following provisions of the Serious Crime Act 2015—

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