Domestic Violence Act, 2007 🇬🇭

Ghana 8 Citing Cases

Republic of Ghana

The seven hundred and thirty-second

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana

entitled

Domestic Violence Act, 2007

Published by Government Gazette on 4 May 2007
Assented to on 3 May 2007
Commenced on 4 May 2007

AN ACT to provide protection from domestic violence particularly women and children and for connected purposes.ENACTED by the President and Parliament:

Domestic violence

1. Meaning of domestic violence

Domestic violence means engaging in the following within the contex a previous or existing domestic relationship:

(a)an act under the Criminal Code 1960 (Act 29) which constitutes a threat or harm to a person under that Act;

(b)specific acts, threats to commit, or acts likely to result in

(i)physical abuse, namely physical assault or use physical force against another person including forcible confinement or detention of another person and the deprivation of another person of access adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, rest, subjecting another person to torture or ot…

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