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Domestic Violence Act (Amendment)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2004
Brief Description
The Domestic Violence Act (Amendment) Act 2004 makes special provision for women involved in residential and non-residential relationships. Proceedings under the Act may now be initiated by a third party on behalf of an abused woman and damage to property has now been recognised as a form of domestic violence which now provides redress and protection to women affected by domestic violence.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Jamaica to the questionnaire on violence against women
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