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| Name: | Domestic Violence Act (Cap. 11:09). |
| Country: | Guyana |
| Subject(s): | Criminal and penal law |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1996-12-31 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | GUY-1996-L-107615 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=107615&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  Gender Equality Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean, United Nations PDF of Act (consulted on 2018-12-12) |
| Abstract/Citation: | An Act to afford protection in cases involving domestic violence by the granting of a protection order, to provide the police with powers of arrest where a domestic violence offence occurs and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |