Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996
Amendment of Criminal Damage Act, 1991. |
48.— Section 1 (3) of the Criminal Damage Act, 1991 , is hereby amended— | |
(a) in paragraph (a), by the insertion after “1976,” of the following: | ||
“or a dwelling, within the meaning of section 2 (2) of the Family Home Protection Act, 1976 , as amended by section 54 (1) (a) of the Family Law Act, 1995 , in which a person, who is a party to a marriage that has been dissolved under the Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996, or under the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a divorce that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State, ordinarily resided with his or her former spouse, before the dissolution”, | ||
and | ||
(b) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i): | ||
“(i) is the spouse of a person who resides, or is entitled to reside, in the home or is a party to a marriage that has been dissolved under the Family Law (Divorce) Act, 1996, or under the law of a country or jurisdiction other than the State, being a divorce that is entitled to be recognised as valid in the State, and”. |