The Cabinet approval had been previously granted on March 06, 2018 to prepare a bill to amend the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act No. 34 of 2005.
Accordingly, the Attorney General has given clearance for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (Amendment) Bill prepared by the Legal Draftsman’s Department.
The Cabinet has approved the proposal presented by the President as the Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment to gazette the relevant Bill and then submit it to Parliament for approval.