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Section 2
Section 2
The Domestic Violence Act 1994 [Act 521], which is referred to as the “principal Act” in this Act, is amended in section 2—
(a)
in the definition of “domestic violence”—
(i)
by substituting for the word “any” the word “one or more”;
(ii)
by deleting the word “or” at the end of paragraph (d);
(iii)
in paragraph (e), by substituting for the comma a semicolon;
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(iv)
by inserting after paragraph (e) the following paragraphs:
“(f) causing psychological abuse which includes emotional injury to the victim;
(g)
causing the victim to suffer delusions by using any intoxicating substance or any other substance without the victim’s consent or if the consent is given, the consent was unlawfully obtained; or
(h)
in the case where the victim is a child, causing the victim to suffer delusions by using any intoxicating substance or any other substance,”; and
(v)
by inserting after the words “by a person” the words “, whether by himself or through a third party,”;
(b)
by substituting for the definition of “incapacitated adult”
the following definition:
‘ “incapacitated adult” means a person who is wholly or partially incapacitated or infirm, by reason of permanent or temporary physical or mental disability or ill-health or old age, who is living as a member of the family of the person alleged to have committed the domestic violence, and includes any person who was confined or detained by the person alleged to have committed the domestic violence;’;
(c)
by inserting after the definition of “shared residence” the following definition:
‘ “social welfare officer” means a social welfare officer of the Ministry or Department responsible for welfare services and includes an assistant social welfare officer;’;
(d)
in the definition of “enforcement officer”, by substituting for the words “welfare officer from the
Department of Social Welfare” the words “social welfare officer”;
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(e)
by inserting after the definition of “other member of the family” the following definition:
‘ “police officer” has the same meaning assigned to it in the Police Act 1967 [Act 344];’;
(f)
in the definition of “protection order”, by substituting for the words “Part II” the words “section 5”;
(g)
by inserting after the definition of “incapacitated adult”
the following definition:
‘ “interim protection order” means an order issued under section 4;’;
(h)
by inserting after the definition of “shared residence” the following definition:
‘ “shelter” means any home, institution or any other suitable place of which the occupier or owner is willing to receive a victim temporarily;’;
and
(i)
by substituting for the definition of ‘ “safe place” or
“shelter” ’ the following definition:
‘ “safe place” means any home or institution maintained or managed by the Ministry or Department responsible for welfare services or by any other agency or voluntary organization approved by the Minister for the purposes of this Act;’.
Substitution of section 3