The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act CAP. 151Section 4 of The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act CAP. 151: Meaning of domestic relationship.
(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person shall be deemed to be in a domestic relationship with another person if the person— (a) is married to that other person; (b) has previously been married to that other person; (c) is living in the same household with that person; (d) has been in a marriage with the other person which has been dissolved or declared null; (e) is a family member of that other person; (f) is or has been engaged to get married to that person; (g) has a child with that other person; or (h) has a close personal relationship with the other person.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1)(c), a person shall not be regarded as sharing a household with another person by reason only of the fact that—
(a) the person has—
(i) a landlord-tenant relationship;
(ii)an employer-employee relationship; or
(iii)an employee-employer relationship, with that other person; and
(b) they occupy a common dwelling house (whether or not other people also occupy that dwelling house).
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1)(h), a person shall not be regarded as having a close personal relationship with another person by reason only of the fact that the person has—
(a) an employer-employee relationship; or
(b) an employee-employer relationship with that other person.
(4) Without limiting the matters to which a court may have regard in determining, for the purpose of subsection (1) (h), whether a person has a close personal relationship with another person, the court shall have regard to—
(a) the nature and intensity of the relationship (not necessarily a sexual relationship), and in particular—
(i) the amount of time the persons spend together;
(ii)the place or places where that time is ordinarily spent;
(iii) the manner in which that time is ordinarily spent; and
(b) the duration of the relationship.
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